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King mackerelShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Spotted seatrout72
- Florida pompano71
- Red drum71
- Little tunny69
- Southern flounder68
- Weakfish68
- Bluefish64
- Black sea bass63
- Black drum62
- Gag grouper59
- Summer flounder59
- Sheepshead58
- Striped bass58
- Red snapper52
- Crevalle jack48
- King mackerel47
- Greater amberjack45
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 7 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 476 PM EST
- Best window
- 7-11 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
Friday, Nov 13 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
54Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
49Season: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 3 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
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 Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, Florida pompano, red drum and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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.
- 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
- Sandy Bay73
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 71
6 kt NEL 11:49 PM · 0.3 ftH 5:11 AM · 0.5 ft
- Parched Corn Bay73
Bay · 6.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 70
6 kt NEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Drain Point72
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 72
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
5 kt NEL 11:49 PM · 0.3 ftH 5:11 AM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Point72
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 72
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
5 kt NEL 11:49 PM · 0.3 ftH 5:11 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.