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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack69
- Red drum68
- King mackerel65
- Southern flounder65
- Summer flounder65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Gray snapper61
- Spotted seatrout61
- Florida pompano58
- Weakfish56
- Black drum55
- Cobia55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Black sea bass54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red snapper54
- Gag grouper53
- Red grouper52
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack48
- Little tunny48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 613 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
51Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
69Season: 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
Cedar Creek
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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, weakfish, black drum and cobia. 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
- Jerry Bay78
Bay · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 77
- Crevalle jack 76
10 kt ENEH 6:11 PM · 2.5 ftL 1:01 AM · 0.8 ft
- Winthrop Point66
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- King mackerel 64
10 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Great Neck Point66
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- King mackerel 64
10 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Cedar Point63
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- King mackerel 63
- Spot 62
13 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 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.