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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot69
- Florida pompano60
- Crevalle jack59
- King mackerel59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Gray snapper57
- Red drum56
- Little tunny55
- Summer flounder55
- Black sea bass52
- Black drum51
- Gag grouper51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Southern flounder51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Red grouper50
- Sheepshead48
- Greater amberjack46
- Weakfish44
- Cobia43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 516 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 + Open-Meteo Marine
62Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 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
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Goosecastle Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Goosecastle Point
Goosecastle Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass 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
- 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
- Goose Castle78
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 67
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Cedar Bay74
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 65
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Goose Point69
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 61
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Wolf House Point69
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 60
9 kt ENEL 10:39 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:11 PM · 3.6 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.