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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- King mackerel61
- Spot60
- Crevalle jack59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Red drum56
- Gray snapper55
- Summer flounder55
- Florida pompano53
- Southern flounder52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Black drum51
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Little tunny50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Gag grouper49
- Red snapper49
- Red grouper48
- Cobia45
- Sheepshead45
- Weakfish45
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 4912 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
60Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cedar Point
- Depth
- 1-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 1-8 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, king mackerel and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Spot peak from September 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Cedar Creek71
Bay · 3.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Red drum 68
7 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Point69
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Southern flounder 66
7 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pitman Creek65
Bay · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Red drum 64
- Crevalle jack 63
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Horton Point64
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Atlantic tarpon 62
- Atlantic croaker 60
12 kt NEH 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.