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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot67
- Crevalle jack65
- Gray snapper62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- King mackerel61
- Southern flounder60
- Summer flounder58
- Red drum56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black drum54
- Black sea bass54
- Florida pompano54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Sheepshead52
- Cobia48
- Little tunny48
- Weakfish48
- Gag grouper47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red snapper47
- Red grouper46
- Greater amberjack41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 475 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.3 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
39Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.6 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
Mouse Harbor
- Depth
- 5-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Mouse Harbor
Mouse Harbor is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 5-8 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, black sea bass and Florida pompano. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
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- Atlantic croaker 60
- Crevalle jack 58
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- Hogpen Point61
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- Atlantic croaker 60
- Crevalle jack 58
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- Shell Hill Point61
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- Atlantic croaker 60
- Crevalle jack 58
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- Kirk Point61
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- Atlantic croaker 60
- Crevalle jack 58
8 kt ESEH 12:24 AM · 0.6 ftL 6:16 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.