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Spanish mackerelOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot73
- Atlantic croaker72
- Southern flounder65
- Florida pompano64
- Red drum64
- Spotted seatrout64
- Weakfish63
- Black sea bass57
- Bluefish57
- Little tunny57
- Summer flounder55
- Gag grouper54
- Black drum51
- Sheepshead49
- Red snapper47
- Striped bass44
- King mackerel42
- Crevalle jack41
- Greater amberjack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Cobia33
- Gray snapper33
- Spanish mackerel33
Best score today · 6 AM · Spanish mackerel
- Now
- 339 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Wednesday, Nov 4 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 5 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spanish mackerel
Species seasonality
30Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spanish 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 Spanish mackerel is best here
Out of season for Spanish mackerel · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
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Spot profile
Tooley Creek
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonSpanish 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 Tooley Creek
Tooley Creek is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and southern flounder. It is peak season now for southern flounder, Florida pompano, red drum and spotted seatrout, 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. Southern flounder peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Spanish mackerel
- Spanish mackerel school along beaches and around inlets, jetties, piers and bridge-tunnel structures, and along tide rips in 5 to 40 feet of water once the water climbs above about 68 degrees F. Troll small spoons or cast metal jigs and retrieve fast, or look for birds diving on bait and cast into the school. FWC calls for a 30 to 60 pound monofilament leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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
- Rose Bay73
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Florida pompano 68
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Germantown Bay72
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 68
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Swan Point Shoal71
Bar · 1.5 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 71
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Island Point67
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Little tunny 65
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 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.