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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Little tunny59
- Florida pompano58
- Weakfish57
- Bluefish55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Southern flounder54
- Black sea bass53
- Red drum52
- Black drum49
- Gag grouper49
- Striped bass47
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead45
- Summer flounder45
- King mackerel36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Greater amberjack34
- Gray snapper33
- Crevalle jack31
- Spanish mackerel27
- Cobia23
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 331 AM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.4 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, Nov 13 · 3 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
53Wind: 11 kt NWPressure: Rising fastWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
22Off 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 yesterday
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 Atlantic croaker, spot and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, weakfish and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and striped bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Little tunny peak from October 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 Straits77
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 77
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Southern flounder 71
6 kt NEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Grapevine Bay72
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 72
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
6 kt NEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Orange Point70
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Weakfish 68
- Bluefish 67
6 kt NEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point66
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Little tunny 59
6 kt NEL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ftH 3:55 PM · 0.5 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.