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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout63
- Weakfish60
- Red drum59
- Little tunny58
- Southern flounder58
- Black sea bass54
- Bluefish54
- Black drum53
- Atlantic croaker52
- Spot52
- Striped bass52
- Gag grouper50
- Summer flounder48
- Florida pompano46
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead46
- King mackerel39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Greater amberjack34
- Gray snapper32
- Crevalle jack31
- Spanish mackerel30
- Cobia26
Best score today · 7 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 4612 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Wednesday, Nov 11 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bear Point
- Depth
- 3-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Bear Point
Bear Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 3-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, weakfish and red drum. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, weakfish, red drum and little tunny, and shoulder season for black drum, Atlantic croaker, spot and striped bass. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Weakfish peak from October through November. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Cypress Point71
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Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 71
- Red drum 67
- Southern flounder 66
3 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ft
- Stumpy Creek Bay67
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 67
- Weakfish 66
- Red drum 63
3 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ft
- Tuckahoe Point63
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 63
- Red drum 60
- Weakfish 60
3 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ft
- Newport News Point63
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 63
- Weakfish 61
- Red drum 59
3 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 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.