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Gray snapperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny63
- Spot63
- Atlantic croaker62
- Weakfish62
- Bluefish61
- Red drum61
- Black sea bass59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Florida pompano57
- Striped bass56
- Gag grouper55
- Black drum54
- Southern flounder53
- Red snapper52
- Summer flounder51
- Sheepshead50
- King mackerel44
- Greater amberjack40
- Crevalle jack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel33
- Cobia27
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 358 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Nov 8 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
26Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray snapper is best here
Out of season for Gray snapper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sound Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Sound Point
Sound Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for little tunny, weakfish, bluefish and red drum, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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
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- Florida pompano 61
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- Southward Bay68
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Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 61
11 kt NEL 11:02 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ft
- Yaupon Hammock Point63
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Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 63
- Spot 63
- Atlantic croaker 62
11 kt NEH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ft
- Little Porpoise Point63
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Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 63
- Atlantic croaker 62
- Florida pompano 57
11 kt NEL 11:02 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:42 PM · 0.3 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.