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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker51
- Spot51
- Spotted seatrout50
- Gray snapper49
- Crevalle jack48
- Red drum48
- Atlantic tarpon47
- King mackerel47
- Little tunny47
- Southern flounder47
- Summer flounder47
- Weakfish45
- Black drum40
- Black sea bass40
- Florida pompano40
- Red snapper40
- Gag grouper38
- Gray triggerfish37
- Red grouper37
- Sheepshead37
- Spanish mackerel36
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 7 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 405 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5 AM-12 PMDawn
Data from: ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 AM · now
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Tide & current
Wind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
44Light: NightSolunar: 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
Tripp Point
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Tripp Point
Tripp Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 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, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, spotted seatrout and gray snapper, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
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
- Sparrow Bay66
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Spotted seatrout 64
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Core Point Shoal61
Bar · 2.8 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Sullivan Point60
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Spotted seatrout 59
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Maules Point51
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 51
- Spot 51
- Spotted seatrout 50
10 kt NNE
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.