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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spot62
- Red drum55
- Atlantic tarpon52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Florida pompano50
- Southern flounder50
- Gray snapper49
- King mackerel46
- Crevalle jack45
- Summer flounder43
- Little tunny39
- Black drum38
- Spanish mackerel37
- Weakfish37
- Red snapper36
- Cobia34
- Bluefish33
- Gray triggerfish33
- Black sea bass32
- Gag grouper32
- Greater amberjack31
- Red grouper31
- Sheepshead31
Best score today · 8 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 3610 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
0Tide: High slackWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 2 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC
57Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeason & 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
Live Oak Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Live Oak Point
Live Oak Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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
- Cooper Point63
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 62
- Red drum 55
2 kt SL 6:41 AM · 0.4 ftH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ft
- Kendall Point63
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 62
- Red drum 55
2 kt SL 6:41 AM · 0.4 ftH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ft
- Hampton Shoal63
Bar · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 62
- Florida pompano 57
2 kt SL 6:41 AM · 0.4 ftH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ft
- Creek Point63
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 62
- Red drum 55
2 kt SL 6:41 AM · 0.4 ftH 11:15 PM · 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.