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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot67
- Red drum63
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Florida pompano58
- Gray snapper58
- King mackerel58
- Spotted seatrout56
- Crevalle jack55
- Summer flounder53
- Southern flounder52
- Black drum47
- Red snapper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Little tunny46
- Weakfish45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Black sea bass43
- Cobia43
- Gag grouper43
- Red grouper43
- Greater amberjack42
- Sheepshead40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 3 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 581 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-4 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding2.3 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 1 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
95Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 10 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
61Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 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
Duncan Point
- Depth
- 2-5 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 Duncan Point
Duncan Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-5 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- Egg Shoal80
Bar · 3.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 80
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Atlantic tarpon 71
10 kt NEH 3:25 AM · 0.8 ftL 10:01 AM · 0.6 ft
- Old Rollinson Channel77
Channel · 2.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Red drum 76
- Atlantic tarpon 74
10 kt NEH 3:25 AM · 0.8 ftL 10:01 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sandy Bay74
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Gray snapper 71
10 kt NEH 3:25 AM · 0.8 ftL 10:01 AM · 0.6 ft
- Durant Point69
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Gray snapper 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
10 kt NEH 3:25 AM · 0.8 ftL 10:01 AM · 0.6 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.