UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Gray snapper59
- Crevalle jack58
- Red drum58
- King mackerel57
- Black drum53
- Red snapper53
- Southern flounder53
- Spotted seatrout52
- Summer flounder52
- Little tunny51
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Gag grouper49
- Red grouper49
- Spanish mackerel48
- Sheepshead47
- Weakfish46
- Florida pompano44
- Greater amberjack44
- Cobia42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 462 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-2 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Point of Beach scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
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
53Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 11 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
51Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
54Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Point of Beach
- Depth
- Up to 4 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 Point of Beach
Point of Beach is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is up to 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, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Old Drum Inlet73
Gut · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Spot 69
11 kt ESEL 3:45 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Drum Inlet (historical)73
Channel · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Spot 69
11 kt ESEL 3:45 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Point of Grass Creek69
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 68
- Red drum 67
11 kt ESEL 3:45 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Point of Grass64
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
- Atlantic tarpon 62
11 kt ESEL 3:45 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:44 AM · 0.5 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.