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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Florida pompano66
- Summer flounder64
- Crevalle jack63
- King mackerel63
- Gray snapper62
- Red drum62
- Southern flounder62
- Black drum61
- Spanish mackerel60
- Spotted seatrout57
- Gray triggerfish55
- Black sea bass54
- Gag grouper53
- Red snapper53
- Little tunny52
- Red grouper52
- Sheepshead51
- Cobia49
- Weakfish49
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 626 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
54Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt NWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.8 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
70Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 yesterday
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
Inner Middle
- Depth
- 10-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Inner · Semi-exposedBar · 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 Inner Middle
Inner Middle is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 10-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, 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 summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
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- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 67
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- Upper Middle72
Bar · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 67
3 kt NWH 7:09 AM · 0.3 ftL 1:24 PM · 0.2 ft
- Outer Point72
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 67
3 kt NWH 7:09 AM · 0.3 ftL 1:24 PM · 0.2 ft
- Lower Middle72
Bar · 4.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 68
3 kt NWH 7:09 AM · 0.3 ftL 1:24 PM · 0.2 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.