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SpotPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel58
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum48
- Summer flounder48
- Crevalle jack47
- Florida pompano45
- Red snapper45
- Greater amberjack44
- Spanish mackerel43
- Gray triggerfish42
- Atlantic croaker41
- Black sea bass41
- Red grouper41
- Spot41
- Gag grouper40
- Little tunny39
- Black drum37
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Weakfish34
- Sheepshead32
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Spot
- Now
- 4111 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb current
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
38Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.6 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind: 20 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 3.0 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 today
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
Oyster Rocks
- Depth
- 4-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · slope
- 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 Oyster Rocks
Oyster Rocks is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, gray snapper and red drum. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, red drum and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, greater amberjack and Spanish mackerel. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
- 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Horse Island Channel54
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 54
- Gray snapper 53
- Crevalle jack 52
20 kt NEL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ft
- Wallace Channel53
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 53
- Red drum 53
- Crevalle jack 52
20 kt NEL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ft
- Blair Channel53
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 53
- Red drum 53
- Crevalle jack 52
20 kt NEL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ft
- Haulover Point48
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 48
- King mackerel 48
- Red drum 48
20 kt NEL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:42 AM · 1.8 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.