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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel58
- Atlantic croaker54
- Crevalle jack54
- Spot54
- Summer flounder51
- Florida pompano50
- Gray snapper50
- Atlantic tarpon49
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red drum48
- Red snapper48
- Little tunny47
- Red grouper47
- Black drum45
- Spanish mackerel44
- Greater amberjack43
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia39
- Weakfish38
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 5012 PM EDT
- Best window
- 1-4 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.8 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
48Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
65Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.7 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
69Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
Shellbank Point
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Shellbank Point
Shellbank Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, gag grouper and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Kitty Hawk Bay60
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 60
- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
10 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Hay Point58
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 58
- Atlantic croaker 54
- Crevalle jack 54
10 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Long Point57
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 57
- Crevalle jack 54
- Atlantic croaker 53
10 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Eagleton Point57
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 57
- Crevalle jack 54
- Atlantic croaker 53
10 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 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.