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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot73
- Spotted seatrout66
- Weakfish66
- Red drum64
- Southern flounder64
- Florida pompano63
- Black sea bass62
- Black drum58
- Little tunny57
- Summer flounder57
- Gag grouper53
- Sheepshead53
- Bluefish51
- Striped bass49
- Red snapper46
- King mackerel42
- Crevalle jack41
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel33
- Cobia27
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 359 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
Friday, Nov 13 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
37Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Out of season for Gray snapper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Great Gut
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Great Gut
Great Gut is a gut in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, weakfish, red drum and southern flounder, 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
- 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
- Great Gut Bay72
Bay · 0.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 68
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- War Point67
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spotted seatrout 66
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Wades Point67
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spotted seatrout 66
6 kt NNEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Dave Moore Point67
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Little tunny 64
6 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.