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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny73
- Spot67
- Spotted seatrout67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Black sea bass65
- Red drum65
- Bluefish64
- Southern flounder64
- Weakfish64
- Florida pompano63
- Gag grouper61
- Striped bass59
- Black drum58
- Sheepshead56
- Summer flounder56
- Red snapper54
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack45
- Crevalle jack43
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia33
Best score today · 6 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 5410 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood 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
Thursday, Nov 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
95Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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
Gum Point
- Depth
- 2-9 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Gum Point
Gum Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, black sea bass and red drum, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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
- Pungo Point73
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tooleys Point73
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tooleys Creek72
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Southern flounder 72
- Spot 72
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Battalina Creek72
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Southern flounder 72
- Spot 72
6 kt NEL 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.