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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon64
- King mackerel63
- Crevalle jack62
- Gray snapper61
- Southern flounder61
- Red drum60
- Summer flounder60
- Black drum56
- Florida pompano56
- Black sea bass55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Little tunny55
- Red snapper55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper54
- Sheepshead53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Cobia52
- Greater amberjack49
- Weakfish47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 6112 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
64Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 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
Archer Point
- Depth
- 2-4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Archer Point
Archer Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. 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
- Taylor Bay73
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- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 70
4 kt NEH 4:44 PM · 2.4 ftL 11:16 PM · 0.8 ft
- Goose Creek Shoals67
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- Spot 67
- Summer flounder 65
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- Humphrey Point67
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 64
4 kt NEH 4:44 PM · 2.4 ftL 11:16 PM · 0.8 ft
- Guthrie Point67
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 64
4 kt NEH 4:44 PM · 2.4 ftL 11:16 PM · 0.8 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.