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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot76
- Red drum75
- Spotted seatrout73
- Crevalle jack72
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Southern flounder70
- Gray snapper69
- Summer flounder67
- King mackerel66
- Black drum64
- Florida pompano62
- Spanish mackerel62
- Cobia59
- Sheepshead59
- Black sea bass57
- Gag grouper57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Little tunny57
- Red snapper57
- Weakfish57
- Red grouper56
- Greater amberjack52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 578 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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
Thursday, Sep 24 · 11 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
19Wind: 22 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 3.1 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Stumpy Point Bay
- Depth
- 3-9 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 Stumpy Point Bay
Stumpy Point Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel and cobia. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- Parched Corn Bay80
Bay · 6.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 80
- Red drum 72
6 kt SSEL 1:39 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sandy Bay76
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Red drum 76
- Spot 76
6 kt SSEL 12:42 AM · 0.5 ftH 5:51 AM · 0.6 ft
- Drain Point72
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
6 kt SL 12:42 AM · 0.5 ftH 5:51 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sandy Point72
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
6 kt SL 12:42 AM · 0.5 ftH 5:51 AM · 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.