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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper66
- King mackerel66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Crevalle jack65
- Spot65
- Summer flounder65
- Red drum63
- Spanish mackerel59
- Black drum58
- Florida pompano58
- Red snapper57
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black sea bass54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Little tunny54
- Gag grouper53
- Greater amberjack53
- Red grouper53
- Weakfish52
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 5710 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.4 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
94Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 2.4 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
Mullet Shoal
- Depth
- 2-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Mullet Shoal
Mullet Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, Florida pompano and red snapper. 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
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Zack Creek74
Gut · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Gray snapper 72
13 kt NEL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- Great Marsh Creek73
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Red drum 72
13 kt NEL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- Mullet Cove71
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Crevalle jack 70
13 kt NEL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- Horsepen Point69
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Atlantic croaker 64
13 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 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.