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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper61
- King mackerel61
- Atlantic croaker60
- Crevalle jack60
- Spot60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Red drum58
- Summer flounder55
- Red snapper54
- Little tunny52
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Gag grouper50
- Greater amberjack49
- Red grouper49
- Black drum48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Weakfish47
- Sheepshead45
- Florida pompano43
- Cobia42
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 611 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
96Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
69Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
68Season: 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
Lookout Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · 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 Lookout Point
Lookout Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, little tunny, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- South Point66
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 63
- Gray snapper 60
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Rumley Bay65
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 65
- Gray snapper 65
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Thorofare Bay65
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 65
- Gray snapper 65
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Hall Point61
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 61
- King mackerel 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 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.