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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot65
- Gray snapper59
- Crevalle jack58
- Summer flounder58
- King mackerel56
- Red drum56
- Florida pompano53
- Black drum51
- Weakfish51
- Black sea bass50
- Red snapper48
- Gag grouper44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Sheepshead44
- Red grouper43
- Spanish mackerel43
- Greater amberjack42
- Little tunny38
- Cobia37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 3 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 485 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-8 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
73Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
69Wind: 14 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
67Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 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 yesterday
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
Big Foot Slough Channel
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Big Foot Slough Channel
Big Foot Slough Channel is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, weakfish and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
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
- Howard Reef65
Bar · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- King mackerel 64
- Florida pompano 59
14 kt NNEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 ft
- Northern Pond49
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 49
- Florida pompano 49
- King mackerel 48
23 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 ft
- Teaches Hole Channel49
Channel · 3.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 49
- King mackerel 48
- Florida pompano 45
23 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 ft
- Gap Point48
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 48
- Florida pompano 45
- Crevalle jack 44
23 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 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.