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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot76
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Florida pompano64
- Crevalle jack61
- Red drum61
- Southern flounder61
- King mackerel60
- Gray snapper59
- Little tunny57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black drum56
- Summer flounder55
- Spanish mackerel54
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Red grouper50
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia47
- Weakfish47
- Greater amberjack45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 518 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
45Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
90Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Pond Point
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftNearest water
- 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 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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.
- 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
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- Atlantic tarpon 73
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- The Passage85
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 85
- Spot 82
- Atlantic tarpon 73
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- Hog Island Reef83
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- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 71
4 kt NNWL 1:24 PM · 0.2 ftH 10:50 PM · 0.3 ft
- Back Bay82
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Spot 81
- Atlantic tarpon 70
4 kt NNWL 1:24 PM · 0.2 ftH 10:50 PM · 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.