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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot63
- Florida pompano59
- King mackerel54
- Gray snapper53
- Atlantic tarpon52
- Crevalle jack51
- Red drum51
- Summer flounder47
- Red snapper45
- Little tunny44
- Black sea bass42
- Gray triggerfish42
- Spanish mackerel41
- Gag grouper40
- Greater amberjack40
- Red grouper40
- Black drum39
- Weakfish39
- Sheepshead36
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 4510 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
39Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red 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 Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Lookout Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed 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 Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, little tunny and black sea bass. 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
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- 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
- Rumley Bay69
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 63
12 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Thorofare Bay69
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 63
12 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- South Point68
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hall Point64
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
- Florida pompano 59
12 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.