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Red snapperShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
Gibson Creek
31.20°N · 81.53°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot71
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Florida pompano65
- Crevalle jack61
- Red drum60
- Gray snapper59
- Summer flounder59
- Southern flounder56
- King mackerel55
- Spanish mackerel51
- Black sea bass50
- Black drum49
- Weakfish49
- Spotted seatrout48
- Little tunny46
- Mahi-mahi44
- Sheepshead44
- Gag grouper43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red snapper43
- Red grouper42
- Wahoo42
- Cobia40
- Greater amberjack38
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish33
Best score today · 11 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 438 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High8.3 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
24Tide: High slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 85°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
45Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red 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 Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Gibson Creek
- Depth
- 5-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed 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 Gibson Creek
Gibson Creek is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 5-20 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- 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
- South Brunswick River76
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 66
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- Morrison Slough75
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 69
6 kt NEL 1:36 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:52 AM · 8.0 ft
- Oglethorpe Bay72
Bay · 5.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
6 kt NEL 1:25 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:34 AM · 7.3 ft
- Brandy Point72
Cape · 5.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
6 kt NEL 1:25 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:34 AM · 7.3 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 GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.