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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny78
- Spotted seatrout74
- Red drum72
- Black sea bass71
- Weakfish71
- Bluefish69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Gag grouper68
- Spot68
- Southern flounder67
- Striped bass66
- Florida pompano65
- Black drum64
- Sheepshead63
- Summer flounder62
- Red snapper61
- King mackerel55
- Greater amberjack52
- Crevalle jack51
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 613 PM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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
Tuesday, Nov 3 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
81Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
99Water temp: 65°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.8 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Westward Point
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Westward Point
Westward Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- South Bay82
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 82
- Red drum 81
- Weakfish 76
9 kt EH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Rattan Bay79
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 79
- Red drum 77
- Weakfish 76
9 kt EH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hammock Point78
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 78
- Spotted seatrout 74
- Black sea bass 72
9 kt EH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Rattan Spit78
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 78
- Spotted seatrout 74
- Florida pompano 73
9 kt EH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 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.