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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Florida pompano62
- King mackerel61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Crevalle jack59
- Red drum58
- Gray snapper57
- Summer flounder56
- Spanish mackerel53
- Gray triggerfish51
- Little tunny51
- Black drum50
- Black sea bass50
- Gag grouper50
- Red snapper50
- Southern flounder50
- Red grouper49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Sheepshead46
- Greater amberjack44
- Weakfish44
- Cobia43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 505 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.3 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 6 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 78°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
Shell Point
- Depth
- 2-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Shell Point
Shell Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, gray triggerfish and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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
- Howard Bay77
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 67
9 kt EL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Mile Hammock Bay77
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 67
9 kt EL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Traps Bay77
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 67
9 kt EL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Cedar Point71
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Red drum 67
9 kt EL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 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.