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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker79
- Spot79
- Crevalle jack69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Florida pompano67
- Red drum66
- Gray snapper65
- King mackerel63
- Southern flounder63
- Spotted seatrout63
- Summer flounder63
- Black drum61
- Spanish mackerel60
- Black sea bass55
- Little tunny55
- Red snapper55
- Sheepshead55
- Weakfish55
- Cobia54
- Gag grouper54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red grouper53
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 558 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 3 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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 yesterday
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 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 black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- 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.