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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot59
- Red drum58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Southern flounder55
- Gray snapper53
- King mackerel51
- Crevalle jack50
- Black drum48
- Summer flounder48
- Red snapper46
- Little tunny45
- Florida pompano43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Weakfish43
- Black sea bass42
- Gag grouper42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Red grouper41
- Sheepshead41
- Cobia40
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 531 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
16Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt SSWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
70Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 yesterday
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 Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Point
Stumpy Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, little tunny and Florida pompano. 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
- The Straits69
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Spotted seatrout 68
- Red drum 67
3 kt SSWL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Grapevine Bay67
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Red drum 66
3 kt SSWL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Orange Point62
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Spotted seatrout 61
- Atlantic tarpon 61
3 kt SSWL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Cypress Point59
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
- Red drum 58
3 kt SSWH 4:41 AM · 0.4 ftL 1:27 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.