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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all60
- Atlantic croaker60
- King mackerel60
- Spot60
- Crevalle jack58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Red drum56
- Summer flounder55
- Gray snapper54
- Florida pompano53
- Black drum52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Little tunny51
- Southern flounder51
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Red grouper48
- Cobia46
- Weakfish46
- Sheepshead45
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 602 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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
Wednesday, Sep 23 · 12 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
63Wind: 14 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
67Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Juniper Swamp Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Juniper Swamp Point
Juniper Swamp 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 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Otter Creek65
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 63
9 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Berrys Bay63
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 63
- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
9 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pingleton Point61
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
9 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pains Point60
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- King mackerel 60
- Spot 60
9 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 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.