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WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- Gray snapper67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Crevalle jack66
- King mackerel65
- Red drum64
- Red snapper60
- Summer flounder60
- Gray triggerfish58
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass57
- Gag grouper57
- Little tunny57
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Red grouper56
- Spanish mackerel55
- Sheepshead54
- Greater amberjack52
- Weakfish51
- Cobia50
- Florida pompano45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 519 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
77Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
51Season: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 2-10 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 Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-10 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 gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for red snapper, gray triggerfish, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June 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
- Parched Corn Bay78
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Atlantic tarpon 76
9 kt NEL 12:59 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:17 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sandy Bay76
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 73
9 kt NEL 11:44 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:59 AM · 0.6 ft
- Stumpy Point Bay76
Bay · 4.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 72
9 kt ENEL 11:44 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:59 AM · 0.6 ft
- Drain Point70
Cape · 4.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- Gray snapper 67
9 kt ENEL 11:44 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:59 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.