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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny68
- Weakfish67
- Bluefish65
- Southern flounder65
- Spotted seatrout65
- Spot64
- Atlantic croaker63
- Black sea bass63
- Red drum62
- Black drum59
- Gag grouper59
- Florida pompano56
- Red snapper56
- Striped bass56
- Sheepshead55
- Summer flounder55
- King mackerel47
- Greater amberjack44
- Crevalle jack41
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia33
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 351 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
63Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 3 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
21Off 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 little tunny, weakfish and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, weakfish, bluefish and southern flounder, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and red snapper. Little tunny peak from October through November. Weakfish peak from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
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.
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Straits75
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 75
- Southern flounder 70
- Spotted seatrout 70
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 69
- Southern flounder 69
6 kt NEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Orange Point68
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 68
- Weakfish 66
- Bluefish 65
6 kt NEH 3:06 AM · 0.7 ftL 10:13 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point68
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 68
- Weakfish 67
- Southern flounder 65
6 kt NEH 1:14 AM · 0.4 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.2 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.