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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- Florida pompano57
- Crevalle jack55
- King mackerel52
- Gray snapper50
- Red drum48
- Summer flounder48
- Spanish mackerel45
- Black drum43
- Black sea bass43
- Gag grouper43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red snapper43
- Red grouper42
- Little tunny40
- Sheepshead40
- Greater amberjack37
- Cobia36
- Weakfish36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 506 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.6 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
38Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
82Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Kitty Hawk Bay
- Depth
- 4-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Kitty Hawk Bay
Kitty Hawk Bay is a bay in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 4-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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
- Blount Bay62
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Crevalle jack 55
13 kt NEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Hay Point56
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- Florida pompano 53
13 kt NEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Long Point56
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- Florida pompano 53
13 kt NEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Eagleton Point56
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- Florida pompano 53
13 kt NEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 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.