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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon64
- King mackerel64
- Crevalle jack62
- Red drum62
- Gray snapper60
- Summer flounder59
- Florida pompano57
- Black drum56
- Southern flounder56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Little tunny55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper51
- Weakfish51
- Cobia50
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 607 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 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
Friday, Sep 25 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
56Wind: 13 kt NPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
66Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Winthrop Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Winthrop Point
Winthrop Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Cedar Creek75
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Red drum 70
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Point70
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Great Neck Point69
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 64
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Garbacon Shoal69
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Summer flounder 65
9 kt NEH 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.