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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Spotted seatrout65
- Red drum64
- Weakfish62
- Little tunny61
- Florida pompano59
- Bluefish58
- Black sea bass57
- Southern flounder56
- Striped bass56
- Black drum55
- Gag grouper53
- Red snapper50
- Summer flounder50
- Sheepshead49
- King mackerel42
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Crevalle jack34
- Spanish mackerel32
- Cobia28
Best score today · 6 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 509 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Nov 8 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 6 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Hogpen Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Hogpen Point
Hogpen Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, weakfish and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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
- Mouse Harbor75
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 75
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spotted seatrout 70
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- House Cove72
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Red drum 69
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Shell Hill Point66
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Spotted seatrout 65
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- House Cove Point66
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Spotted seatrout 65
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 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.