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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel58
- Crevalle jack56
- Summer flounder56
- Little tunny55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Atlantic croaker54
- Red drum54
- Spot54
- Atlantic tarpon52
- Gray snapper52
- Southern flounder52
- Florida pompano51
- Weakfish50
- Black sea bass47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Black drum46
- Gag grouper45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Red grouper44
- Red snapper44
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack42
- Sheepshead42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 2 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 448 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 AM-12 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
42Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 11 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
68Light: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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
Jewell Point
- Depth
- 2-6 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 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 king mackerel, crevalle jack and summer flounder. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, summer flounder and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, weakfish and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Summer flounder peak from September through October.
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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Sage Point59
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- King mackerel 59
- Crevalle jack 58
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Old Field Point59
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- King mackerel 59
- Crevalle jack 58
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Beargrass Point59
Cape · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Crevalle jack 58
- King mackerel 58
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Fork Point59
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- King mackerel 59
- Crevalle jack 58
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 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.