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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Crevalle jack69
- King mackerel68
- Gray snapper67
- Red drum66
- Southern flounder65
- Summer flounder63
- Little tunny62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Florida pompano61
- Black drum60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Black sea bass58
- Gag grouper58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Red snapper58
- Red grouper57
- Sheepshead55
- Weakfish55
- Cobia54
- Greater amberjack53
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 676 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.2 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
66Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
70Season: 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 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
Sheep Pen Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Sheep Pen Point
Sheep Pen Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Big Narrows82
Gut · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Atlantic tarpon 81
- Spot 79
7 kt ENEL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ftH 4:53 AM · 3.0 ft
- The Hammock82
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Atlantic tarpon 80
- Spot 78
7 kt ENEL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ftH 4:53 AM · 3.0 ft
- Little Narrows82
Gut · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Atlantic tarpon 81
- Spot 78
7 kt ENEL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ftH 4:53 AM · 3.0 ft
- Lone Oak Channel80
Gut · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Atlantic tarpon 79
- Spot 77
7 kt ENEL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ftH 4:53 AM · 3.0 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.