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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Florida pompano61
- Crevalle jack60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- King mackerel59
- Gray snapper58
- Red drum57
- Summer flounder55
- Little tunny54
- Spanish mackerel53
- Southern flounder52
- Black drum51
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Spotted seatrout49
- Sheepshead48
- Greater amberjack45
- Cobia43
- Weakfish43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 586 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.0 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
42Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 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 yesterday
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
Gibbs Point
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Gibbs Point
Gibbs Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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
- The Launch77
Channel · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 66
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Sandy Point70
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Red drum 66
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Troublesome Point70
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 61
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Tull Bay70
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Red drum 65
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 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.