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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker55
- Spot55
- Florida pompano50
- King mackerel50
- Crevalle jack49
- Gray snapper49
- Red drum49
- Red snapper43
- Summer flounder43
- Little tunny42
- Black sea bass40
- Gray triggerfish40
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Black drum38
- Greater amberjack38
- Spanish mackerel38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Weakfish35
- Sheepshead34
- Cobia31
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 8 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 4311 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
70Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
39Wind: 19 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 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
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- This week
Spot profile
Old Channel Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-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 Old Channel Point
Old Channel Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-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 crevalle jack, 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
- Cedar Inlet64
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 58
19 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Old Channel64
Channel · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 61
- Red drum 58
19 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Gutter Creek64
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 61
- Red drum 56
19 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Yaupon Hammock Gut60
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Crevalle jack 60
- Gray snapper 60
19 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.