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- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout73
- Spot71
- Atlantic croaker70
- Red drum69
- Weakfish69
- Southern flounder68
- Little tunny64
- Bluefish63
- Black drum62
- Black sea bass61
- Florida pompano61
- Striped bass59
- Gag grouper57
- Sheepshead57
- Summer flounder57
- Red snapper53
- Crevalle jack43
- King mackerel43
- Greater amberjack41
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 7 AM · Spot
- Now
- 715 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-9 AMEbb 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
Monday, Nov 16 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
67Wind: 11 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spot 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 Spot is best here
Shoulder season for Spot · 3 more weeks at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Stumpy Point Bay
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSpot
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 spotted seatrout, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, weakfish and southern flounder, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and striped bass. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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
- Sandy Bay71
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 71
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
6 kt NEL 10:59 AM · 0.2 ftH 5:17 PM · 0.5 ft
- Parched Corn Bay71
Bay · 6.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spotted seatrout 68
6 kt NEL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ftH 6:08 PM · 0.7 ft
- Drain Point67
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Spotted seatrout 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
5 kt NEL 10:59 AM · 0.2 ftH 5:17 PM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Point67
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Spotted seatrout 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
5 kt NEL 10:59 AM · 0.2 ftH 5:17 PM · 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.