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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot74
- Red drum63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Crevalle jack62
- King mackerel60
- Summer flounder60
- Florida pompano59
- Southern flounder58
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black drum54
- Gray snapper54
- Cobia50
- Spanish mackerel49
- Weakfish49
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red snapper48
- Black sea bass47
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead44
- Greater amberjack42
- Little tunny41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 544 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.6 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
24Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 11 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
70Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Currituck Bay
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Currituck Bay
Currituck Bay is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, cobia and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- South Channel79
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 65
11 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Knotts Island Bay75
Bay · 2.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Red drum 63
11 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Sandy Cove75
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 65
11 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Goose Point70
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 60
11 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 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.