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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Red drum64
- Southern flounder63
- Spotted seatrout63
- Crevalle jack62
- King mackerel62
- Gray snapper61
- Summer flounder59
- Little tunny58
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red snapper54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Gag grouper53
- Red grouper53
- Sheepshead53
- Cobia51
- Greater amberjack49
- Weakfish48
- Florida pompano46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 6110 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
55Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 3 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
71Season: 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
Cypress Point
- Depth
- 2-8 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 Cypress Point
Cypress Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 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 red drum, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. 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
- The Straits75
Channel · 5.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Spot 72
3 kt ENEL 12:32 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:16 PM · 0.7 ft
- Bay Point67
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Red drum 64
3 kt ENEL 12:26 PM · 0.3 ftH 6:56 PM · 0.4 ft
- Stumpy Point66
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Red drum 64
3 kt ENEL 12:26 PM · 0.3 ftH 6:56 PM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point66
Cape · 5.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Red drum 66
- Spot 66
3 kt ENEL 12:32 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:16 PM · 0.7 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.