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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot69
- Crevalle jack67
- King mackerel67
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Gray snapper63
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder62
- Little tunny60
- Black sea bass59
- Florida pompano59
- Gag grouper59
- Gray triggerfish59
- Red snapper59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Black drum58
- Red grouper58
- Southern flounder57
- Spanish mackerel56
- Sheepshead55
- Greater amberjack53
- Weakfish53
- Cobia52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 533 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
82Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
63Wind: 14 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Weakfish 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 Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Pingleton Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Pingleton Point
Pingleton Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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
- Otter Creek75
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 73
10 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pains Point69
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 67
10 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Juniper Swamp Point69
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 67
10 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Rawls Point69
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 69
- King mackerel 69
10 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.