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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Spotted seatrout70
- Red drum68
- Weakfish67
- Florida pompano62
- Southern flounder61
- Black drum58
- Bluefish58
- Little tunny57
- Black sea bass56
- Summer flounder54
- Striped bass53
- Gag grouper52
- Sheepshead52
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel41
- Crevalle jack38
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia32
Best score today · 4 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 359 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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
Tuesday, Nov 10 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 7 kt SWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
37Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In range
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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray snapper is best here
Out of season for Gray snapper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Bay
- Depth
- 7-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 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 Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, weakfish and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
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
- Bernice Creek71
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Eastard Bay71
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
4 kt NEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek71
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Upper Island Point66
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
6 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 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.