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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot62
- Crevalle jack61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Gray snapper58
- Southern flounder57
- Summer flounder57
- Red drum56
- King mackerel52
- Black drum51
- Florida pompano51
- Sheepshead49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Spotted seatrout48
- Red grouper47
- Red snapper47
- Cobia46
- Gag grouper46
- Little tunny43
- Greater amberjack42
- Weakfish42
- Bluefish33
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 583 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMMoving water
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
Open-Meteo Marine
42Current: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 83°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
83Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · 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
- This week
Spot profile
Bull Bay
- Depth
- 9-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- 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 Bull Bay
Bull Bay is a bay in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 9-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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 black drum, Florida pompano, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Reed Point63
Cape · 12 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 63
- Red drum 61
- Atlantic tarpon 61
7 kt E
- Bull Point61
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 61
- Southern flounder 61
- Atlantic tarpon 61
7 kt E
- Drummond Point59
Cape · 9.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 57
- Atlantic tarpon 56
7 kt E
- Bluff Point53
Cape · 8.4 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 53
- Atlantic croaker 52
- Crevalle jack 52
7 kt E
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.