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- Best of all
- King mackerel66
- Atlantic croaker63
- Gray snapper61
- Red drum61
- Summer flounder60
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Crevalle jack56
- Florida pompano56
- Spot55
- Black drum53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red snapper52
- Southern flounder52
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Greater amberjack50
- Cobia49
- Little tunny48
- Sheepshead48
- Weakfish47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 5211 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Low0.5 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
38Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
85Wind: 1 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
68Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: 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
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- This week
Spot profile
Clark Reef
- Depth
- 2-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Reef · Inner · Semi-exposedReef · 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 Clark Reef
Clark Reef is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads reef, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, gray snapper and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Terrapin Shoal70
Bar · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Red drum 69
- Summer flounder 67
4 kt EH 4:39 PM · 2.1 ftL 11:14 PM · 0.8 ft
- Legged Lump67
Bar · 3.8 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 67
- King mackerel 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
4 kt EH 4:39 PM · 2.1 ftL 11:14 PM · 0.8 ft
- Little Swash Opening60
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 60
- Red drum 60
- Atlantic tarpon 60
1 kt NEH 4:52 PM · 1.1 ftL 11:57 PM · 0.5 ft
- Quokes Point60
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 60
- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Summer flounder 58
1 kt NEH 4:52 PM · 1.1 ftL 11:57 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.