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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot75
- Red drum74
- Southern flounder74
- Atlantic tarpon73
- Crevalle jack73
- Summer flounder70
- King mackerel67
- Spotted seatrout67
- Gray snapper66
- Black drum64
- Cobia62
- Florida pompano60
- Gray triggerfish59
- Black sea bass58
- Red snapper58
- Gag grouper57
- Red grouper57
- Sheepshead56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Weakfish56
- Greater amberjack55
- Little tunny52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 663 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
91Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
70Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
Jump Run
- Depth
- About 1 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 Jump Run
Jump Run is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and southern flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, cobia, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- Wade Creek76
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Southern flounder 75
- Spot 75
7 kt EH 7:26 PM · 1.4 ftL 2:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Middens Creek75
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Southern flounder 75
- Spot 75
7 kt EH 7:26 PM · 1.4 ftL 2:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Spit Bay75
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Southern flounder 74
7 kt EH 7:26 PM · 1.4 ftL 2:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- The Spit74
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Southern flounder 74
- Atlantic tarpon 73
7 kt EH 7:26 PM · 1.4 ftL 2:18 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.