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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot65
- Gray snapper63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Crevalle jack62
- Red drum62
- King mackerel59
- Southern flounder59
- Spotted seatrout57
- Summer flounder56
- Black drum54
- Red snapper54
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Little tunny52
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Weakfish50
- Sheepshead48
- Greater amberjack47
- Cobia45
- Florida pompano42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 544 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
85Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: 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
Farrow Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Farrow Point
Farrow Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 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 gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
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
- Ashon Gut76
Gut · 1.3 mi
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- Red drum 71
- Spot 71
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Cousin Point71
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Cradle Point67
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Gray snapper 63
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Chambers Point67
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Gray snapper 63
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.