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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot76
- Crevalle jack65
- Florida pompano65
- Red drum63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- King mackerel61
- Summer flounder60
- Gray snapper57
- Southern flounder56
- Spotted seatrout55
- Black drum52
- Spanish mackerel50
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Weakfish49
- Cobia48
- Red grouper48
- Greater amberjack45
- Little tunny45
- Sheepshead45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 496 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High3.5 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
42Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 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
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Spot profile
Calico Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Calico Creek
Calico Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
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 Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. 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
- Crab Point Bay76
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 65
9 kt NEL 11:56 PM · 1.0 ftH 5:56 AM · 3.2 ft
- Dennis Bay76
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 65
9 kt NEL 11:56 PM · 1.0 ftH 5:56 AM · 3.2 ft
- Calico Bay74
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 66
9 kt NEL 11:56 PM · 1.0 ftH 5:56 AM · 3.2 ft
- Willis Point68
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 61
9 kt NEL 11:56 PM · 1.0 ftH 5:56 AM · 3.2 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.