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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot57
- Atlantic tarpon56
- King mackerel54
- Crevalle jack53
- Southern flounder53
- Gray snapper51
- Red drum51
- Summer flounder50
- Spotted seatrout49
- Black drum47
- Little tunny47
- Florida pompano46
- Black sea bass45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red snapper45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Gag grouper44
- Red grouper44
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia42
- Weakfish40
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 511 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.3 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
Wednesday, Sep 23 · 12 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
75Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
68Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for black drum, little tunny, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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 Straits63
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 63
- Atlantic croaker 61
- Southern flounder 58
4 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Grapevine Bay61
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Atlantic tarpon 59
4 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Cypress Point57
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Atlantic tarpon 56
4 kt SEH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point55
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 55
- King mackerel 53
- Atlantic croaker 52
4 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 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.