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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot69
- Summer flounder65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Florida pompano64
- King mackerel64
- Crevalle jack62
- Red drum62
- Black drum61
- Spanish mackerel61
- Gray snapper60
- Southern flounder56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Gag grouper52
- Little tunny52
- Red grouper51
- Weakfish51
- Cobia50
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 537 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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 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
Garbacon Shoal
- Depth
- 7-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Garbacon Shoal
Garbacon Shoal is a bar in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 7-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and summer flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder 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. Summer flounder 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.
- 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
- Sandy Point70
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Winthrop Point69
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 64
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Whittaker Point69
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 64
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Chadwick Point69
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 64
9 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.