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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot68
- Crevalle jack67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Gray snapper66
- Red drum64
- King mackerel63
- Florida pompano62
- Summer flounder62
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black drum54
- Red snapper53
- Weakfish53
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Little tunny51
- Cobia50
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 539 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.6 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
Tuesday, Sep 29 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 5 kt ESEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
Bald Hill Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Bald Hill Bay
Bald Hill Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Cabs Creek75
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- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Crevalle jack 72
12 kt NEL 1:08 AM · 0.6 ftH 6:58 AM · 1.9 ft
- Back Sound69
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- King mackerel 68
- Spot 68
12 kt NEL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- Bottle Run Point65
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 64
- King mackerel 63
12 kt NEL 2:12 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:41 AM · 1.5 ft
- Horse Point64
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- King mackerel 63
- Spot 63
12 kt NEL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.6 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.