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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout75
- Weakfish74
- Red drum73
- Southern flounder71
- Spot71
- Atlantic croaker70
- Bluefish68
- Little tunny67
- Black sea bass66
- Black drum65
- Gag grouper62
- Sheepshead62
- Striped bass61
- Summer flounder61
- Red snapper58
- Florida pompano53
- King mackerel48
- Crevalle jack47
- Greater amberjack46
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 7 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 5812 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood 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
Thursday, Nov 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
95Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Bay
- Depth
- 7-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Deep Bay
Deep Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 7-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, weakfish and red drum. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, weakfish, red drum and southern flounder, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and sheepshead. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Weakfish peak from October through November. Red drum peak from August 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Bernice Creek76
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 76
- Spotted seatrout 76
- Southern flounder 75
7 kt ENEL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Creek76
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 76
- Spotted seatrout 76
- Southern flounder 75
7 kt ENEL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ft
- Eastard Bay75
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 75
- Weakfish 74
- Red drum 73
4 kt NEL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ft
- Upper Island Point71
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Weakfish 69
5 kt NEL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:56 AM · 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.