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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Crevalle jack66
- Red drum66
- Southern flounder64
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Summer flounder61
- King mackerel60
- Spotted seatrout59
- Gray snapper58
- Florida pompano54
- Spanish mackerel53
- Weakfish52
- Black drum51
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Gag grouper50
- Red snapper50
- Cobia49
- Red grouper49
- Sheepshead45
- Greater amberjack44
- Little tunny43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 4 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 506 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
58Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Sand Beach Creek
- Depth
- 1-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Sand Beach Creek
Sand Beach Creek is a bay in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, weakfish and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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
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- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Spot 66
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Cedar Point68
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Spot 66
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pasture Point65
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 61
12 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Store Point65
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 61
12 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 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.