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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot65
- Atlantic tarpon57
- King mackerel57
- Crevalle jack56
- Florida pompano56
- Gray snapper56
- Red drum56
- Summer flounder55
- Gray triggerfish51
- Southern flounder50
- Red snapper49
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Little tunny46
- Sheepshead46
- Spotted seatrout45
- Cobia44
- Greater amberjack44
- Weakfish37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 4912 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.1 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
59Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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 · 32 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Swan Point
- Depth
- 1-10 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 Swan Point
Swan Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-10 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, red snapper and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
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- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 65
4 kt EH 12:49 PM · 3.3 ftL 7:26 PM · 0.8 ft
- Chadwick Bay72
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 62
4 kt EH 12:49 PM · 3.3 ftL 7:26 PM · 0.8 ft
- Roses Point67
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 65
- Spot 65
4 kt EH 12:49 PM · 3.3 ftL 7:26 PM · 0.8 ft
- Hatch Point67
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- King mackerel 58
4 kt EH 12:49 PM · 3.3 ftL 7:26 PM · 0.8 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.