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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny78
- Spotted seatrout76
- Black sea bass72
- Red drum72
- Weakfish72
- Southern flounder70
- Bluefish69
- Gag grouper69
- Spot68
- Striped bass68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Black drum65
- Sheepshead64
- Summer flounder63
- Red snapper61
- King mackerel56
- Greater amberjack52
- Crevalle jack51
- Florida pompano51
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 356 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.2 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
Friday, Nov 6 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
80Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 7 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 65°F, coolLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
29Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Out of season for Gray snapper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Long Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Long Point
Long Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and black sea bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, black sea bass and red drum, and shoulder season for spot, striped bass, Atlantic croaker and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Black sea bass 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Stumpy Cove81
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 81
- Spotted seatrout 81
- Weakfish 77
4 kt NNEL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:20 AM · 3.4 ft
- Poplar Branch Bay80
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 80
- Red drum 77
- Weakfish 77
4 kt NNEL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:20 AM · 3.4 ft
- Dowdy Bay80
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 80
- Weakfish 77
- Red drum 76
4 kt NNEL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:20 AM · 3.4 ft
- Jarvis Channel80
Gut · 1.8 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 80
- Weakfish 80
- Red drum 79
4 kt NNEL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:20 AM · 3.4 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.