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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack65
- Red drum63
- Atlantic tarpon61
- King mackerel61
- Florida pompano60
- Summer flounder60
- Spotted seatrout59
- Gray snapper56
- Southern flounder56
- Black drum55
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Red grouper50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Weakfish49
- Cobia47
- Little tunny47
- Greater amberjack46
- Sheepshead46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 569 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 AM-2 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.8 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 · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
52Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
53Wind: 15 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
86Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
69Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
No Ache Bay
- Depth
- 2-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 No Ache Bay
No Ache Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-3 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. 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
- Phipps Cove72
Bay · 5.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 66
15 kt NEL 2:23 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:36 PM · 0.5 ft
- Midgett Cove70
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 65
15 kt NEL 3:04 PM · 0.5 ftH 8:51 PM · 0.9 ft
- Wimble Shoals67
Bar · 2.3 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
15 kt NEL 3:04 PM · 0.5 ftH 8:51 PM · 0.9 ft
- Green Point66
Cape · 5.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 61
15 kt NEL 3:04 PM · 0.5 ftH 8:51 PM · 0.9 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.