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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot72
- Spotted seatrout71
- Little tunny69
- Red drum69
- Weakfish69
- Florida pompano68
- Southern flounder68
- Bluefish65
- Black sea bass64
- Black drum62
- Gag grouper61
- Summer flounder61
- Sheepshead60
- Striped bass56
- Red snapper54
- Crevalle jack49
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack45
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 5410 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
Monday, Nov 9 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt WSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red 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 Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Striking Bay
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed 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 Striking Bay
Striking Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, little tunny, red drum and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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
- Short Point73
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Long Point73
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Lightwood Snag Bay72
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Spotted seatrout 71
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Spencer Bay72
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Spotted seatrout 71
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 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.