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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny68
- Spot63
- Atlantic croaker62
- Red drum60
- Black sea bass59
- Bluefish59
- Florida pompano59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Weakfish57
- Striped bass56
- Gag grouper55
- Southern flounder55
- Black drum53
- Sheepshead51
- Summer flounder51
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel43
- Greater amberjack39
- Crevalle jack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gray snapper34
- Cobia27
Best score today · 6 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 482 PM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.7 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
48Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 6 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 63°F, coolLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Ditch Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Deep Ditch Point
Deep Ditch Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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, red drum, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- 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
- Bens Point75
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 75
- Black sea bass 69
- Weakfish 67
6 kt ENEH 4:58 PM · 0.5 ftL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ft
- Colington Creek71
Gut · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Red drum 69
- Spot 69
6 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.7 ftH 2:19 AM · 3.4 ft
- Mann Point70
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Little tunny 69
- Spotted seatrout 68
6 kt ENEL 8:06 PM · 0.7 ftH 2:15 AM · 3.5 ft
- Buzzard Bay69
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Little tunny 65
6 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.7 ftH 2:19 AM · 3.4 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.