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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Florida pompano69
- Spotted seatrout65
- Red drum63
- Weakfish62
- Little tunny61
- Southern flounder59
- Black sea bass57
- Bluefish56
- Black drum54
- Summer flounder54
- Gag grouper53
- Sheepshead52
- Striped bass50
- Red snapper46
- Crevalle jack41
- King mackerel41
- Greater amberjack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia32
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 356 PM EST
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.7 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, Nov 7 · 12 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 4 kt SWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
40Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In range
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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray snapper is best here
Out of season for Gray snapper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Stumpy Creek Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Stumpy Creek Bay
Stumpy Creek Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, spotted seatrout, red drum and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. 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
- 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
- Cypress Point68
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Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 68
- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Bear Point66
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 64
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Newport News Point66
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 65
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Tuckahoe Point66
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Little tunny 64
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 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.