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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot67
- Florida pompano64
- Weakfish63
- Little tunny58
- Black sea bass57
- Red drum57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Bluefish55
- Summer flounder55
- Black drum54
- Gag grouper53
- Southern flounder52
- Sheepshead50
- Red snapper46
- King mackerel45
- Striped bass44
- Crevalle jack42
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia32
Best score today · 6 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 463 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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, Nov 2 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
98Water temp: 63°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.2 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 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
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- 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 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, weakfish, little tunny and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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 Bay75
Bay · 6.9 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 75
- Little tunny 73
- Atlantic croaker 71
11 kt NEH 4:22 PM · 0.7 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Bay72
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
11 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 AM · 0.5 ft
- Drain Point67
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Florida pompano 65
- Spot 62
10 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 AM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Point67
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Florida pompano 65
- Spot 62
10 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 AM · 0.5 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.