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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- King mackerel60
- Florida pompano58
- Crevalle jack57
- Summer flounder53
- Gray snapper52
- Red drum51
- Little tunny49
- Black sea bass47
- Gag grouper47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red snapper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Red grouper46
- Black drum44
- Greater amberjack44
- Sheepshead41
- Weakfish41
- Cobia40
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 474 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.6 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
64Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
68Wind: 11 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.7 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Baum Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- 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 Baum Point
Baum Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 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 king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
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
- Shallowbag Bay66
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 62
11 kt ENEH 5:06 PM · 3.8 ftL 11:30 PM · 1.3 ft
- Deep Wear Point66
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic croaker 61
11 kt ENEH 7:57 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ft
- Pork Point66
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic croaker 61
11 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Ballast Point61
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
11 kt ENEH 5:06 PM · 3.8 ftL 11:30 PM · 1.3 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.