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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot57
- Florida pompano56
- Crevalle jack55
- King mackerel55
- Red drum53
- Summer flounder52
- Gray snapper46
- Spanish mackerel42
- Weakfish40
- Cobia39
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
- Red snapper35
- Black sea bass34
- Gag grouper34
- Gray triggerfish34
- Little tunny33
- Red grouper33
- Black drum31
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Sheepshead28
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 465 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.2 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
44Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
20Wind: 19 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.1 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
Shingle Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- 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 Shingle Creek
Shingle Creek is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, weakfish and cobia. 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
- 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
- Terrapin Shoal63
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 63
- King mackerel 55
- Red drum 54
19 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ft
- Legged Lump63
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 63
- King mackerel 55
- Atlantic croaker 52
19 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ft
- Tar Hole Inlet62
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 62
- King mackerel 60
- Crevalle jack 59
19 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ft
- Cockrel Creek61
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 58
- Florida pompano 56
19 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:54 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.