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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Crevalle jack67
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Gray snapper64
- Summer flounder64
- Red drum63
- King mackerel59
- Florida pompano58
- Southern flounder58
- Black drum57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Sheepshead56
- Black sea bass54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Gag grouper53
- Red grouper53
- Red snapper53
- Cobia52
- Spotted seatrout51
- Little tunny50
- Weakfish49
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 533 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.8 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + 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
85Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Chadwick Bay
- Depth
- 2-5 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 Chadwick Bay
Chadwick Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 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, black drum, Spanish mackerel and sheepshead. 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
- Bumps Creek74
Gut · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
8 kt ESEH 4:47 PM · 3.2 ftL 11:18 PM · 0.8 ft
- Roses Point67
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
8 kt ESEH 4:47 PM · 3.2 ftL 11:18 PM · 0.8 ft
- Swan Point65
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 62
8 kt ESEH 4:47 PM · 3.2 ftL 11:18 PM · 0.8 ft
- Hatch Point65
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 62
8 kt ESEH 4:47 PM · 3.2 ftL 11:18 PM · 0.8 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.