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Red snapperShoulder seasonCape · North Carolina
Deer Watering Point
35.32°N · 76.57°W · Cape · Pamlico and Pungo Rivers
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot65
- Spotted seatrout65
- Red drum64
- Florida pompano63
- Little tunny63
- Southern flounder60
- Black sea bass56
- Bluefish56
- Weakfish56
- Black drum54
- Summer flounder53
- Gag grouper52
- Striped bass51
- Sheepshead46
- Red snapper45
- King mackerel41
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Crevalle jack35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper31
- Spanish mackerel31
- Cobia25
Best score today · 6 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 459 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
98Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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
Deer Watering Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- 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 Deer Watering Point
Deer Watering Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, Florida pompano and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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.
- 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
- Bull Gut73
Gut · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Spotted seatrout 64
10 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Deep Water Point65
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Spotted seatrout 65
10 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Long Point65
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Spotted seatrout 65
10 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Thorofare Point65
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Florida pompano 63
10 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 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.