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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel73
- Gray snapper67
- Gray triggerfish65
- Red snapper65
- Atlantic croaker64
- Black sea bass64
- Crevalle jack64
- Florida pompano64
- Gag grouper64
- Red grouper64
- Spot64
- Summer flounder63
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Greater amberjack58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Black drum57
- Red drum56
- Sheepshead56
- Little tunny53
- Cobia51
- Southern flounder50
- Spotted seatrout50
- Weakfish46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 672 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2-5 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.3 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
77Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
58Wind: 14 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
89Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
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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 gray triggerfish. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, red snapper, black sea bass and Florida pompano. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Gray triggerfish 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.
- Gray triggerfish
- Gray triggerfish hover a few feet over reefs, wrecks and ledges, usually in 60 to 200 feet, and often show up while snapper fishing. Use small, strong circle hooks with small pieces of squid or cut bait on a short bottom rig, because they nibble and strip big baits. Keep the bait just off the bottom and reel steadily at the first solid pull.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Horse Island Channel73
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 69
14 kt ENEH 5:26 PM · 2.1 ftL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ft
- Wallace Channel72
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Crevalle jack 69
- Spot 69
14 kt ENEH 5:26 PM · 2.1 ftL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ft
- Blair Channel72
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 68
14 kt ENEH 5:26 PM · 2.1 ftL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ft
- Haulover Point64
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 64
- King mackerel 64
14 kt ENEH 5:26 PM · 2.1 ftL 11:52 PM · 0.6 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.