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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot72
- Crevalle jack71
- Summer flounder67
- Gray snapper66
- Red drum66
- King mackerel65
- Black drum62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Black sea bass61
- Weakfish58
- Florida pompano57
- Sheepshead57
- Gray triggerfish56
- Red snapper56
- Gag grouper55
- Red grouper55
- Spanish mackerel53
- Greater amberjack51
- Cobia49
- Little tunny49
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 7 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 564 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 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
Saturday, Oct 3 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
94Water 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 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
Hooker Gut
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · 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 Hooker Gut
Hooker Gut is a gut in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
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 summer flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, weakfish and Florida pompano. 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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- Crevalle jack 76
- Spot 76
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- Deep Bay77
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- Spot 77
- Crevalle jack 76
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- Liehue Gut74
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
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- Northeast Prong71
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
11 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 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.