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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot66
- Florida pompano60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Gray snapper56
- Red drum56
- King mackerel55
- Crevalle jack53
- Southern flounder51
- Summer flounder51
- Spotted seatrout50
- Little tunny47
- Red snapper44
- Spanish mackerel44
- Weakfish43
- Black drum42
- Black sea bass41
- Gray triggerfish41
- Greater amberjack41
- Cobia40
- Gag grouper40
- Red grouper40
- Sheepshead38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 444 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High2.4 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
32Tide: High slackCurrent: 1.1 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 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
Duncan Point
- Depth
- 2-5 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 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. 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
- 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
- Old Rollinson Channel78
Channel · 2.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 78
- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 73
3 kt SH 5:24 AM · 0.8 ftL 12:10 PM · 0.5 ft
- Egg Shoal76
Bar · 3.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 76
- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Southern flounder 70
3 kt SH 5:24 AM · 0.8 ftL 12:10 PM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Bay72
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Gray snapper 69
3 kt SH 5:24 AM · 0.8 ftL 12:10 PM · 0.5 ft
- Durant Point67
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Gray snapper 64
3 kt SH 5:24 AM · 0.8 ftL 12:10 PM · 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.