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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny74
- Spot70
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spotted seatrout67
- Black sea bass65
- Bluefish65
- Florida pompano65
- Weakfish65
- Red drum64
- Southern flounder64
- Gag grouper61
- Black drum60
- Striped bass59
- Summer flounder57
- Sheepshead56
- Red snapper54
- King mackerel50
- Crevalle jack45
- Greater amberjack45
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 355 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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, Nov 4 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
81Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 6 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 64°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
30Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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
Out of season for Gray snapper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Stumpy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and striped bass. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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
- Orange Point74
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Bluefish 66
- Spotted seatrout 66
7 kt NEL 10:46 PM · 0.4 ftH 4:18 AM · 0.7 ft
- Cypress Point74
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Spot 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
7 kt NEL 10:19 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- The Straits73
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Weakfish 73
7 kt NEL 10:46 PM · 0.4 ftH 4:18 AM · 0.7 ft
- Grapevine Bay73
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Little tunny 69
7 kt NEL 10:46 PM · 0.4 ftH 4:18 AM · 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.