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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot66
- Red drum65
- Crevalle jack64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- King mackerel60
- Southern flounder59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Summer flounder59
- Black drum56
- Gray snapper55
- Florida pompano53
- Cobia50
- Weakfish50
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Red grouper48
- Sheepshead45
- Greater amberjack43
- Little tunny42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 552 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
40Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
71Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
69Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Maw Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Maw Bay
Maw Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, cobia and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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
- Fisherman Bay67
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 64
13 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Deep Point65
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 65
- Atlantic tarpon 63
- Atlantic croaker 61
13 kt ENEH 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
- King mackerel 60
- Spot 60
13 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Maw Point Shoal61
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- King mackerel 61
- Florida pompano 60
13 kt ENEH 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.