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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot72
- Crevalle jack69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- King mackerel68
- Gray snapper67
- Red drum65
- Summer flounder65
- Southern flounder63
- Little tunny62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Black drum60
- Florida pompano60
- Black sea bass59
- Gray triggerfish59
- Red snapper59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Gag grouper58
- Red grouper58
- Sheepshead57
- Cobia56
- Greater amberjack55
- Weakfish54
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 594 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · 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
Caroon Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- 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 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
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- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 76
6 kt EH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ft
- Haulover Point74
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Southern flounder 73
- Atlantic tarpon 73
6 kt EH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ft
- Reeds Point72
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 68
6 kt EH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ft
- Redstone Point72
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 68
6 kt EH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 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.