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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot67
- Red drum65
- Spotted seatrout60
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Southern flounder57
- Gray snapper56
- Crevalle jack52
- Florida pompano52
- Black drum49
- King mackerel49
- Summer flounder47
- Red snapper46
- Little tunny45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Black sea bass42
- Gag grouper42
- Red grouper42
- Sheepshead41
- Weakfish40
- Cobia39
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 5610 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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
Monday, Sep 28 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
88Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 4 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
64Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Drum Point
Drum Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and little tunny. 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
- Point of Narrows79
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 74
- Red drum 70
4 kt SSWL 3:06 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:08 AM · 0.5 ft
- Drum Cove75
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Red drum 74
- Spot 73
4 kt SSWL 3:06 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:08 AM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Creek75
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Red drum 72
4 kt SSWL 3:06 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:08 AM · 0.5 ft
- Tolers Bay75
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Red drum 69
4 kt SSWL 3:06 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:08 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.