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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- King mackerel60
- Crevalle jack59
- Spot59
- Red drum58
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Gray snapper55
- Summer flounder55
- Florida pompano54
- Southern flounder52
- Spanish mackerel51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Black drum50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Black sea bass49
- Little tunny49
- Red snapper49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Weakfish46
- Sheepshead44
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 498 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
50Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 11 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 82 °F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 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
Pungo Point
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Pungo Point
Pungo Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, crevalle jack and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Tooleys Creek67
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 65
- Red drum 65
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Battalina Creek67
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 65
- Red drum 65
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Gum Point61
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Crevalle jack 59
- King mackerel 59
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Tooleys Point61
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- King mackerel 60
- Crevalle jack 59
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.