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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot67
- Crevalle jack66
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Red drum62
- Gray snapper61
- King mackerel60
- Summer flounder59
- Southern flounder58
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black drum56
- Spanish mackerel55
- Black sea bass51
- Florida pompano51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Sheepshead51
- Cobia50
- Gag grouper50
- Little tunny50
- Weakfish50
- Red grouper49
- Greater amberjack45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 612 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.2 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
48Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
71Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
82Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: Out of 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
Stump Bay
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Stump Bay
Stump Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and Florida pompano. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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
- Long Bay68
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 66
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- Piney Island Bay61
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 60
- Crevalle jack 58
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Sanborns Gut60
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 59
- Crevalle jack 58
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Corn Sage Point55
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 55
- King mackerel 54
- Spot 54
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 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.