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Spotted seatroutPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel60
- Gray snapper59
- Atlantic croaker58
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Crevalle jack58
- Red drum57
- Spot57
- Summer flounder53
- Red snapper52
- Little tunny51
- Black sea bass49
- Florida pompano49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Gag grouper47
- Greater amberjack47
- Red grouper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Black drum46
- Weakfish45
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia41
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 3012 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-3 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
94Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
48Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
48Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.3 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Peak season for Spotted seatrout · 9 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
White Point
- Depth
- Up to 5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpotted seatrout
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 White Point
White Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is up to 5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, gray snapper and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for red snapper, little tunny, black sea bass and Florida pompano. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Point of Grass Creek66
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Barry Bay64
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 64
- Gray snapper 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Cross Shoal Channel61
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Gray snapper 59
18 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Hall Point60
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 60
- Gray snapper 59
- Atlantic croaker 58
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 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.