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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Crevalle jack59
- Gray snapper59
- Red drum58
- King mackerel56
- Red snapper52
- Summer flounder52
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Southern flounder50
- Little tunny49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Black drum48
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Spanish mackerel47
- Sheepshead45
- Weakfish45
- Greater amberjack44
- Cobia40
- Florida pompano40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 5612 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-3 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
91Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sage Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonKing mackerel
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 Sage Point
Sage Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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
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- Spot 69
- Red drum 68
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Big Porpoise Bay68
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- North Cove68
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Jenkins Cove68
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 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.