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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot74
- Crevalle jack73
- Red drum69
- King mackerel67
- Summer flounder67
- Southern flounder64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Gray snapper63
- Spotted seatrout63
- Florida pompano60
- Black sea bass59
- Red snapper59
- Gag grouper58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Black drum57
- Red grouper57
- Weakfish57
- Cobia56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Sheepshead54
- Greater amberjack53
- Little tunny52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 635 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
63Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
69Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In 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 today
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
Otter Creek
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Otter Creek
Otter Creek is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, 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 sea bass, red snapper 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
- Berrys Bay72
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Juniper Swamp Point69
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 68
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pingleton Point69
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 68
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pains Point69
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 68
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 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.