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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel66
- Atlantic croaker64
- Crevalle jack64
- Spot64
- Gray snapper61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Little tunny60
- Summer flounder59
- Red drum58
- Black sea bass57
- Gag grouper57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Red grouper56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black drum55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Southern flounder54
- Sheepshead52
- Greater amberjack51
- Florida pompano50
- Weakfish49
- Cobia46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 578 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.2 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 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 · 31 more weeks at shoulder
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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
- 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 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 little tunny, 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
- 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.
- 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 Bay71
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
10 kt NEL 10:41 AM · 1.6 ftH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ft
- Long Point66
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 65
10 kt NEL 10:41 AM · 1.6 ftH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ft
- Eagleton Point66
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 65
10 kt NEL 10:41 AM · 1.6 ftH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ft
- Hay Point65
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 65
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 64
10 kt NEL 10:41 AM · 1.6 ftH 5:10 PM · 3.7 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.