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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Florida pompano64
- Weakfish63
- Little tunny58
- Red drum58
- Black sea bass57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Bluefish55
- Summer flounder55
- Black drum54
- Gag grouper53
- Sheepshead50
- Red snapper46
- Striped bass45
- King mackerel44
- Crevalle jack42
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Southern flounder35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia32
Best score today · 6 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 443 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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
Saturday, Nov 7 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 8 kt NPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 67°F, coldLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
54Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Stumpy Point Bay
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Stumpy Point Bay
Stumpy Point Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, weakfish, little tunny and red drum, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, summer flounder and black drum. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Little tunny 72
- Black sea bass 71
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- Sandy Bay71
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
11 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 AM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Point67
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Florida pompano 65
- Spot 62
10 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 AM · 0.5 ft
- Drain Point66
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 66
- Florida pompano 65
- Spot 62
10 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 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.