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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot58
- Crevalle jack56
- Florida pompano53
- Gray snapper53
- King mackerel53
- Summer flounder53
- Red drum52
- Spanish mackerel43
- Black drum42
- Black sea bass42
- Weakfish41
- Greater amberjack38
- Little tunny38
- Gray triggerfish37
- Red snapper37
- Gag grouper36
- Red grouper36
- Sheepshead36
- Bluefish32
- Cobia32
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 536 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.3 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
57Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind: 21 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
84Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Kings Channel
- Depth
- 6-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Kings Channel
Kings Channel is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 6-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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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- Brooks Creek60
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- Spot 60
- Crevalle jack 53
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- Brooks Point54
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 54
- Spot 54
- Florida pompano 51
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- Kings Point54
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 54
- Spot 54
- Florida pompano 51
21 kt NEL 11:41 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:33 AM · 2.9 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.