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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot67
- Weakfish66
- Red drum65
- Spotted seatrout64
- Southern flounder62
- Black sea bass61
- Summer flounder59
- Black drum58
- Florida pompano57
- Little tunny54
- Sheepshead53
- Gag grouper52
- Striped bass49
- Bluefish48
- Red snapper44
- King mackerel43
- Crevalle jack40
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel34
- Cobia28
Best score today · 4 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 441 PM EST
- Best window
- 3-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.7 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 63°F, coolLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 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
Caffeys Inlet (historical)
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Caffeys Inlet (historical)
Caffeys Inlet (historical) is a gut in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and weakfish. It is peak season now for weakfish, red drum, spotted seatrout and southern flounder, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Weakfish peak from October through November.
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.
- 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
- Baums Creek70
Gut · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Red drum 67
5 kt NEH 1:28 PM · 3.7 ftL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ft
- Pettys Pond67
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Spot 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
5 kt NEH 1:28 PM · 3.7 ftL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ft
- Pine Island Bay67
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Spot 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
5 kt NEH 1:28 PM · 3.7 ftL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ft
- Shoe Hole Bay66
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Weakfish 63
5 kt NEH 1:28 PM · 3.7 ftL 8:05 PM · 0.5 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.