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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Gray snapper67
- Crevalle jack66
- Red drum66
- Southern flounder63
- Spotted seatrout61
- Summer flounder60
- Black drum58
- King mackerel58
- Weakfish55
- Red snapper54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Sheepshead52
- Cobia50
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Little tunny48
- Greater amberjack47
- Florida pompano46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 674 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-7 AMEbb 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
70Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 11 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
80Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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 yesterday
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
Tarkiln Creek Bay
- Depth
- 1-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Tarkiln Creek Bay
Tarkiln Creek Bay is a bay in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, weakfish, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Fulford Point70
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Wilkins Point69
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Grassy Point67
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 63
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Harris Point67
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 63
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 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.