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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel61
- Gray snapper58
- Red snapper54
- Florida pompano52
- Summer flounder52
- Atlantic croaker50
- Black sea bass50
- Crevalle jack50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Red drum50
- Spot50
- Gag grouper49
- Red grouper49
- Greater amberjack47
- Black drum44
- Spanish mackerel44
- Sheepshead41
- Little tunny40
- Cobia38
- Weakfish38
- Bluefish35
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 2 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 582 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-4 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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
Wednesday, Sep 30 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 11 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 75°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
82Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
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
Oyster Rocks
- Depth
- 4-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · slope
- 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 Oyster Rocks
Oyster Rocks is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, gray snapper and red snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for red snapper, Florida pompano, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Red snapper peak from May through August.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Horse Island Channel59
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Gray snapper 56
- Spot 56
21 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Wallace Channel58
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Gray snapper 56
- Spot 56
21 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Blair Channel58
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Spot 56
- Gray snapper 55
21 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Haulover Point52
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 52
- Gray snapper 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
21 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 AM · 0.5 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.