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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Florida pompano58
- Crevalle jack54
- Red drum54
- Southern flounder53
- Gray snapper52
- King mackerel52
- Spotted seatrout49
- Summer flounder49
- Little tunny46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Black drum44
- Gray triggerfish43
- Black sea bass42
- Gag grouper42
- Red snapper42
- Red grouper41
- Cobia39
- Sheepshead39
- Weakfish39
- Greater amberjack38
- Bluefish34
Best score today · 9 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 428 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
93Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 today
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
Stumpy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black drum. 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
- The Straits75
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 66
2 kt ENEL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ft
- Grapevine Bay73
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 60
2 kt ENEL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ft
- Cypress Point70
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Florida pompano 58
2 kt ENEL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:13 AM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point67
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 64
- Florida pompano 58
2 kt ENEL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:25 AM · 0.6 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.