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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker80
- Spot80
- Florida pompano66
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack63
- Red drum60
- Gray snapper59
- Southern flounder59
- Summer flounder59
- King mackerel58
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black drum55
- Spanish mackerel53
- Weakfish51
- Cobia50
- Sheepshead50
- Little tunny49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red snapper48
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper46
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 487 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.4 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 3 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Deep Bay
Deep Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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.
- 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
- Hooker Gut82
Gut · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Spot 79
- Atlantic tarpon 64
10 kt NEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Broad Creek80
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 80
- Crevalle jack 63
7 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Deer Creek79
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 79
- Red drum 64
7 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Northeast Prong78
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Florida pompano 66
10 kt NEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 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.