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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker78
- Spot76
- Red drum74
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Southern flounder71
- Spotted seatrout70
- Crevalle jack65
- Summer flounder63
- Black drum61
- Gray snapper61
- King mackerel61
- Florida pompano57
- Weakfish55
- Cobia53
- Red snapper53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Black sea bass51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Sheepshead49
- Greater amberjack45
- Little tunny44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 619 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
81Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
59Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Bend
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Bend
Deep Bend is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, weakfish and cobia. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- Nameless Bay78
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 76
- Red drum 74
4 kt ESEH 10:50 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.2 ft
- Merkle Bay78
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 76
- Red drum 74
4 kt ESEH 10:50 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.2 ft
- Deep Bend Point74
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
4 kt ESEH 10:50 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.2 ft
- Tump Point73
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 67
4 kt ESEH 10:50 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.2 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.