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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Florida pompano59
- Crevalle jack58
- Red drum58
- Southern flounder58
- King mackerel57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Gray snapper56
- Little tunny55
- Black drum54
- Summer flounder54
- Spanish mackerel51
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Red grouper48
- Sheepshead47
- Weakfish46
- Cobia45
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 566 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
29Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
70Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 yesterday
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
Caroon Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Caroon Point
Caroon Point is a cape in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 72
4 kt WNWL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ft
- Reeds Point73
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- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 66
4 kt WNWL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ft
- Redstone Point73
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 66
4 kt WNWL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ft
- Haulover Point70
Cape · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 69
4 kt WNWL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 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.