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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot71
- Crevalle jack67
- Gray snapper67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Red drum66
- Southern flounder61
- Summer flounder61
- Spotted seatrout60
- Black drum59
- King mackerel59
- Red snapper56
- Weakfish55
- Black sea bass54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Sheepshead53
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper52
- Cobia50
- Little tunny48
- Greater amberjack47
- Florida pompano46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 565 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 11 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 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 yesterday
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
Back Landing Bay
- Depth
- 1-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Back Landing Bay
Back Landing Bay is a bay in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, weakfish and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Sophie Island Creek73
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Red drum 69
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Crabtree Bay73
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 67
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Poster Creek73
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Red drum 69
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Eborn Point68
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 62
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 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.