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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot61
- Crevalle jack60
- Red drum58
- King mackerel57
- Summer flounder56
- Gray snapper55
- Black sea bass52
- Florida pompano52
- Black drum51
- Weakfish48
- Gag grouper46
- Red snapper46
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red grouper45
- Sheepshead44
- Spanish mackerel43
- Greater amberjack42
- Little tunny42
- Cobia36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 2 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 557 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.9 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
69Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
33Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.9 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
83Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 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
The Hammock
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 The Hammock
The Hammock is a channel in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for black sea bass, Florida pompano, black drum and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Little Narrows64
Gut · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 63
- Spot 61
15 kt NNEL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:54 PM · 3.7 ft
- Big Narrows64
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 63
- Spot 62
15 kt NNEL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:54 PM · 3.7 ft
- Gallop Shoal60
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 60
- King mackerel 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
15 kt NNEL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:54 PM · 3.7 ft
- Sheep Pen Point57
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
15 kt NNEL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:54 PM · 3.7 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.