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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker79
- Spot79
- Crevalle jack69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Florida pompano67
- Red drum66
- Gray snapper65
- Spotted seatrout65
- Summer flounder64
- King mackerel63
- Southern flounder63
- Black drum62
- Spanish mackerel60
- Little tunny57
- Sheepshead56
- Weakfish56
- Black sea bass55
- Gag grouper55
- Red snapper55
- Cobia54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red grouper54
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 658 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 AM-12 PMEbb 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
70Season: ShoulderHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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 yesterday
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
Stumpy Point Bay
- Depth
- 3-9 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 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. 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
- Parched Corn Bay80
Bay · 6.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 80
- Florida pompano 70
9 kt NEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ft
- Sandy Bay79
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 79
- Crevalle jack 72
9 kt NEL 1:49 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.7 ft
- Drain Point73
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 67
10 kt NEL 1:49 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.7 ft
- Sandy Point73
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 67
10 kt NEL 1:49 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:04 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.