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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Florida pompano59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Crevalle jack56
- Red drum56
- Gray snapper55
- Summer flounder50
- Black drum48
- King mackerel48
- Southern flounder48
- Spanish mackerel47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Red snapper43
- Black sea bass42
- Gray triggerfish42
- Sheepshead42
- Gag grouper41
- Little tunny41
- Weakfish41
- Red grouper40
- Cobia37
- Greater amberjack36
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 559 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
19Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
74Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
82Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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 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
Jenkins Cove
- Depth
- Up to 4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Jenkins Cove
Jenkins Cove is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is up to 4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and red snapper. 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
- 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
- North Cove71
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Little Porpoise Bay71
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Big Porpoise Bay71
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Sage Point66
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 64
- Florida pompano 54
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 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.