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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot64
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spotted seatrout59
- Florida pompano57
- Little tunny57
- Red drum57
- Weakfish56
- Bluefish55
- Southern flounder53
- Striped bass51
- Black sea bass50
- Black drum47
- Gag grouper46
- Red snapper43
- Summer flounder43
- Sheepshead42
- King mackerel35
- Red grouper33
- Atlantic tarpon32
- Gray triggerfish32
- Greater amberjack32
- Gray snapper31
- Crevalle jack29
- Spanish mackerel25
- Cobia21
Best score today · 6 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 319 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 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
Wednesday, Nov 4 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 7 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 65°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
30Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Out of season for Gray snapper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Fork Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Fork Point
Fork Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, Florida pompano, little tunny and red drum, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
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.
- 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
- Hamilton Point67
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 67
- Red drum 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
5 kt NEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Bulah Point64
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spotted seatrout 59
5 kt NEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Graveyard Point64
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spotted seatrout 59
5 kt NEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Skate Point63
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Spotted seatrout 60
9 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 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.