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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny74
- Weakfish70
- Black sea bass69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Bluefish68
- Red drum68
- Spot68
- Spotted seatrout68
- Southern flounder66
- Gag grouper64
- Black drum63
- Florida pompano62
- Striped bass62
- Sheepshead61
- Red snapper60
- Summer flounder60
- King mackerel52
- Greater amberjack49
- Crevalle jack47
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 5 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 607 PM EST
- Best window
- 7-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 3 kt SSEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
98Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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 today
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
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 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 little tunny, weakfish and black sea bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, weakfish, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and striped bass. Little tunny peak from October through November. Weakfish peak from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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
- Point of Narrows76
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 76
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Black sea bass 73
11 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ft
- Drum Cove74
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Spotted seatrout 74
- Weakfish 73
11 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek73
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Weakfish 73
- Spot 71
11 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ft
- Tolers Bay73
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 73
- Spot 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
11 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 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.