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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Red drum70
- Spotted seatrout69
- Crevalle jack68
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Southern flounder67
- Gray snapper66
- Summer flounder65
- King mackerel62
- Black drum61
- Sheepshead58
- Cobia57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black sea bass54
- Gag grouper54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Little tunny54
- Red grouper54
- Red snapper54
- Weakfish54
- Greater amberjack49
- Florida pompano47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 6610 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 2 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
83Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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 today
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
Stumpy Creek Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 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 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for black drum, sheepshead, cobia and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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 Point74
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Spotted seatrout 72
- Southern flounder 71
2 kt ENEL 12:32 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:16 PM · 0.7 ft
- Bear Point67
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Red drum 65
2 kt ENEL 12:32 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:16 PM · 0.7 ft
- Newport News Point67
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Red drum 65
2 kt ENEL 12:32 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:16 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tuckahoe Point67
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 65
- Spot 65
2 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.