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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot73
- Southern flounder71
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Red drum69
- Crevalle jack68
- Summer flounder68
- Gray snapper66
- Spotted seatrout65
- Black drum64
- King mackerel63
- Black sea bass60
- Sheepshead59
- Weakfish57
- Florida pompano55
- Gag grouper55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Red snapper55
- Red grouper54
- Cobia52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Greater amberjack50
- Little tunny48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 552 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.9 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
86Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 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 today
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
The Hammock
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 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 southern flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, southern flounder and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, sheepshead and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Southern flounder peak from September 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
- Little Narrows76
Gut · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 73
- Southern flounder 72
7 kt EH 4:24 PM · 3.5 ftL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ft
- Big Narrows76
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Southern flounder 72
7 kt EH 4:24 PM · 3.5 ftL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ft
- Sheep Pen Point67
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 63
7 kt EH 4:24 PM · 3.5 ftL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ft
- Gallop Shoal67
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Summer flounder 66
7 kt EH 4:24 PM · 3.5 ftL 10:47 PM · 1.1 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.