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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot64
- Atlantic croaker63
- Little tunny61
- Florida pompano60
- Black sea bass55
- Bluefish54
- Weakfish53
- Red drum52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Gag grouper51
- Southern flounder50
- Black drum48
- Sheepshead47
- Summer flounder47
- Striped bass45
- Red snapper44
- King mackerel38
- Gray triggerfish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Red grouper35
- Crevalle jack32
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Gray snapper29
- Spanish mackerel29
- Cobia25
Best score today · 7 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 4410 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Tuesday, Nov 10 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
85Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt SWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.3 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cedar Point
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and sheepshead. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from October 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Gum Thicket Shoal67
Bar · 1.5 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 67
- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
9 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Skate Point64
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Little tunny 61
9 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Bulah Point64
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Little tunny 61
6 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Fork Point64
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Little tunny 61
6 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 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.