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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker59
- King mackerel59
- Gray snapper58
- Spot58
- Crevalle jack57
- Atlantic tarpon56
- Red drum56
- Red snapper53
- Summer flounder52
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Little tunny50
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Black drum47
- Greater amberjack46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Sheepshead44
- Weakfish44
- Florida pompano42
- Cobia40
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Spot
- Now
- 582 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
94Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
69Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spot 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 Spot is best here
Peak season for Spot · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Lookout Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpot
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 Lookout Point
Lookout Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, gray snapper and spot, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Rumley Bay64
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 63
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Thorofare Bay64
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 63
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- South Point62
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Atlantic tarpon 59
- King mackerel 56
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hall Point59
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- King mackerel 59
- Gray snapper 58
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 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.