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Gray snapperPeak seasonChannel · Georgia
Floyd Creek
30.93°N · 81.51°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot71
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Florida pompano65
- Red drum65
- Crevalle jack63
- Southern flounder62
- Gray snapper59
- Summer flounder59
- King mackerel57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black drum55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Black sea bass53
- Weakfish50
- Little tunny49
- Gray triggerfish47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead46
- Mahi-mahi45
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack41
- Wahoo40
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 598 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing7.7 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
28Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 84°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
83Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gray snapper is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.
Source: GADNR CRD · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray snapper is best here
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
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Spot profile
Floyd Creek
- Depth
- 10-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonGray snapper
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 Floyd Creek
Floyd Creek is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 10-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
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- Atlantic tarpon 68
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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 GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.