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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot67
- Crevalle jack66
- Red drum64
- King mackerel61
- Summer flounder60
- Spotted seatrout58
- Gray snapper57
- Black drum55
- Black sea bass53
- Florida pompano53
- Red snapper53
- Gag grouper52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red grouper51
- Weakfish51
- Cobia49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Sheepshead48
- Greater amberjack47
- Little tunny46
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 12 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 616 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
80Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
53Wind: 16 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
73Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Jarrett Bay
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonKing mackerel
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 Jarrett Bay
Jarrett Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, Florida pompano and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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.
- 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
- Ditch Cove67
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 66
16 kt NNEH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Wade Creek67
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 67
- Spot 66
16 kt NNEH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Howland Point64
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Atlantic croaker 61
- Crevalle jack 61
16 kt NNEH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Procks Point64
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Atlantic croaker 61
- Crevalle jack 61
16 kt NNEH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 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.