UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny71
- Spotted seatrout70
- Weakfish69
- Bluefish68
- Red drum68
- Atlantic croaker66
- Black sea bass66
- Southern flounder66
- Spot66
- Striped bass63
- Black drum62
- Gag grouper62
- Red snapper59
- Sheepshead58
- Summer flounder57
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack47
- Florida pompano46
- Crevalle jack43
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 351 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-8 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Drum Point scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Nov 15 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
20Off 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 little tunny, spotted seatrout and weakfish. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, weakfish and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Weakfish 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.
- 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Drum Cove77
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 77
- Red drum 76
- Weakfish 72
11 kt NEL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ft
- Point of Narrows76
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 76
- Weakfish 76
- Red drum 73
11 kt NEL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Creek74
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Spotted seatrout 74
- Weakfish 72
11 kt NEL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ft
- Tolers Bay73
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 73
- Red drum 72
- Weakfish 72
11 kt NEL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:07 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.