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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper65
- King mackerel65
- Atlantic croaker64
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack64
- Spot64
- Summer flounder64
- Red drum63
- Spanish mackerel58
- Spotted seatrout58
- Black drum57
- Red snapper57
- Southern flounder56
- Black sea bass54
- Little tunny54
- Florida pompano53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Gag grouper52
- Greater amberjack52
- Red grouper52
- Weakfish52
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 5712 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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 · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.0 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.3 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
Hog Island Shoal
- Depth
- 5-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Hog Island Shoal
Hog Island Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 5-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, red snapper and black sea bass. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
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.
- 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Gull Rocks74
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 74
- Gray snapper 72
- Red snapper 65
13 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Mount Pheasant Bay71
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
13 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Hickory Creek Bay69
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 68
13 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bensons Point64
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- King mackerel 64
- Spot 64
13 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 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.