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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot70
- Atlantic croaker69
- Little tunny69
- Florida pompano65
- Weakfish65
- Black sea bass63
- Southern flounder62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Red drum61
- Bluefish60
- Gag grouper59
- Black drum58
- Summer flounder57
- Sheepshead54
- Red snapper52
- Striped bass52
- King mackerel50
- Greater amberjack43
- Crevalle jack42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 357 AM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
21Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 yesterday
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
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 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 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, weakfish and black sea bass, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and summer flounder. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from October 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Point of Narrows76
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Weakfish 72
11 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Drum Cove73
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Weakfish 68
11 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Middle Creek73
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Weakfish 68
11 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tolers Bay73
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Florida pompano 69
11 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 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.