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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper35
- King mackerel35
- Summer flounder35
- Crevalle jack34
- Florida pompano32
- Red snapper31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Little tunny30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Black sea bass28
- Spanish mackerel28
- Gag grouper27
- Gray triggerfish27
- Red grouper27
- Cobia25
- Sheepshead25
- Bluefish23
- Greater amberjack22
Best score today · 12 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 314 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4 AM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
44Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 18 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
42Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.0 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 · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Northwest Point
- Depth
- Up to 7 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 Northwest Point
Northwest Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is up to 7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, king mackerel and summer flounder. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, summer flounder and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black drum and little tunny. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Summer flounder peak 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.
- 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Weir Point35
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 35
- King mackerel 35
- Summer flounder 35
18 kt NNEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Blockade Shoal35
Bar · 0.7 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 35
- Gray snapper 35
- King mackerel 35
18 kt NNEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Otis Cove35
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 35
- Florida pompano 35
- Gray snapper 35
18 kt NNEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Crab Claw Spit35
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 35
- Gray snapper 35
- King mackerel 35
18 kt NNEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 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.