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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Spotted seatrout56
- Red drum54
- Southern flounder54
- Gray snapper53
- Little tunny53
- Crevalle jack51
- Florida pompano51
- King mackerel51
- Summer flounder51
- Weakfish49
- Black drum47
- Black sea bass44
- Red snapper44
- Spanish mackerel43
- Gag grouper41
- Gray triggerfish41
- Red grouper41
- Sheepshead41
- Cobia39
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 532 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
93Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 7 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
94Light: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
57Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 yesterday
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
Catnip Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Catnip Point
Catnip Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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 spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, weakfish 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
- 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
- Big Bay67
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- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 62
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Bonners Point62
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 57
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Plum Point62
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 57
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Sullivan Point62
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 57
10 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.