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Atlantic croakerShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny71
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot65
- Black sea bass64
- Bluefish64
- Florida pompano63
- Red drum63
- Spotted seatrout63
- Weakfish63
- Gag grouper60
- Striped bass59
- Southern flounder58
- Black drum57
- Sheepshead54
- Summer flounder54
- Red snapper53
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack45
- Crevalle jack43
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia32
Best score today · 6 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 6510 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Friday, Nov 13 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
50Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic croaker is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
House Cove Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonAtlantic croaker
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing House Cove Point
House Cove Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for little tunny, black sea bass, bluefish and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- House Cove71
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Little tunny 68
10 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Cedar Creek Point63
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 63
- Black sea bass 57
- Bluefish 56
10 kt NNEL 11:02 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ft
- Island Creeks Point63
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 63
- Black sea bass 57
- Bluefish 56
10 kt NNEL 11:02 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ft
- Southward Bay61
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 61
- Little tunny 60
- Red drum 60
10 kt NNEL 11:02 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with NCDMF before you keep a fish.