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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot57
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Spotted seatrout55
- King mackerel54
- Red drum54
- Gray snapper52
- Southern flounder52
- Crevalle jack51
- Summer flounder50
- Black drum49
- Florida pompano47
- Red snapper47
- Weakfish46
- Little tunny45
- Black sea bass44
- Gag grouper43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red grouper43
- Spanish mackerel42
- Cobia40
- Sheepshead40
- Greater amberjack38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 474 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
55Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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 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
Newport News Point
- Depth
- 4-10 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 Newport News Point
Newport News Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 4-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
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 spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, red snapper and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Stumpy Creek Bay63
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Spotted seatrout 60
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point63
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 63
- Red drum 62
- Atlantic tarpon 61
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Rattlesnake Bay63
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Spotted seatrout 60
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Bear Point57
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Spotted seatrout 55
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 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.