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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker60
- Spot59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Southern flounder55
- Gray snapper54
- Red drum53
- Crevalle jack51
- King mackerel51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Black drum48
- Summer flounder48
- Red snapper46
- Florida pompano44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Little tunny44
- Black sea bass43
- Gag grouper42
- Red grouper42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Weakfish42
- Sheepshead41
- Cobia39
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 543 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-1 PMEbb 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
Friday, Sep 25 · 11 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
21Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
76Wind: 8 kt NNWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
66Season: 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 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and southern flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. 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 Straits68
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Southern flounder 62
4 kt ENEH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ftL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ft
- Grapevine Bay65
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Spot 63
4 kt ENEH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ftL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ft
- Orange Point60
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Southern flounder 57
- Red drum 56
4 kt ENEH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ftL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point60
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 59
- Atlantic tarpon 58
4 kt ENEH 7:13 AM · 0.4 ftL 2:24 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.