UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot64
- Crevalle jack63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Gray snapper62
- King mackerel60
- Red drum60
- Summer flounder56
- Red snapper55
- Black sea bass54
- Florida pompano54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Little tunny53
- Black drum52
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper52
- Southern flounder52
- Spanish mackerel51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Sheepshead49
- Greater amberjack48
- Weakfish47
- Cobia44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 609 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Yaupon Hammock Point scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Thursday, Oct 1 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
82Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
97Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Yaupon Hammock Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Yaupon Hammock Point
Yaupon Hammock Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Fate Cove71
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Southward Bay71
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Sound Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 63
12 kt NEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hogpen Point66
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Crevalle jack 63
- Spot 63
12 kt NEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 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.