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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot64
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Florida pompano52
- Southern flounder52
- Spotted seatrout51
- Red drum50
- Gray snapper49
- King mackerel48
- Little tunny48
- Summer flounder48
- Crevalle jack47
- Weakfish46
- Black drum42
- Black sea bass39
- Red snapper39
- Spanish mackerel38
- Gag grouper37
- Sheepshead37
- Cobia36
- Gray triggerfish36
- Red grouper36
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 4911 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- High0.5 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
0Tide: High slackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
65Light: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
69Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 today
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
Jewell Point
- Depth
- 2-6 ftNearest water
- 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 Jewell Point
Jewell Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-6 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 southern flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, 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
- Sage Point71
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Spot 68
8 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Old Field Point71
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Spot 68
8 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Beargrass Point71
Cape · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Spot 68
8 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Fork Point71
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Spot 68
8 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 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.