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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot66
- Crevalle jack64
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Gray snapper60
- Red drum60
- King mackerel59
- Southern flounder59
- Summer flounder58
- Spotted seatrout57
- Florida pompano56
- Black drum54
- Spanish mackerel53
- Black sea bass49
- Cobia49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Sheepshead49
- Weakfish49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Little tunny47
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 4 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 499 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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 · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
36Tide: Low slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.7 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 yesterday
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
Fisherman Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Fisherman Bay
Fisherman Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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 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
- Maw Bay66
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
10 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Deep Point64
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Atlantic tarpon 63
- Atlantic croaker 61
10 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Maw Point61
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 60
- Crevalle jack 59
10 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Maw Point Shoal61
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 60
- King mackerel 59
10 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.