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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot75
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Crevalle jack68
- Red drum68
- Florida pompano66
- Gray snapper65
- King mackerel65
- Summer flounder64
- Spotted seatrout61
- Southern flounder60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Black drum57
- Sheepshead54
- Cobia53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Weakfish53
- Black sea bass52
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper52
- Little tunny51
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 657 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 PMHigh slack
- 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
42Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 7 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
83Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In 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
Styron Bay
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Styron Bay
Styron Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and sheepshead. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Core Sound77
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 76
- King mackerel 70
7 kt ESEL 2:54 AM · 0.3 ftH 7:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Nelson Bay76
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 75
- Red drum 73
5 kt SEL 2:54 AM · 0.3 ftH 7:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Mill Point73
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
5 kt SEL 2:54 AM · 0.3 ftH 7:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Short Point73
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
5 kt SEL 2:54 AM · 0.3 ftH 7:44 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.