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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot64
- Florida pompano60
- King mackerel60
- Crevalle jack57
- Atlantic tarpon54
- Gray snapper53
- Summer flounder53
- Red drum52
- Gray triggerfish49
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper48
- Little tunny48
- Red snapper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Red grouper47
- Black drum46
- Southern flounder46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Greater amberjack43
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia41
- Weakfish41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 538 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
39Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
77Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
69Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 Pond Point
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftNearest water
- 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 Pond Point
Drum Pond Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is up to 2 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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.
- 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
- Fullers Ditch74
Gut · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 62
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- The Passage73
Channel · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 62
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hog Island Reef71
Bar · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- King mackerel 68
- Florida pompano 66
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Back Bay70
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 64
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 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.