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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Florida pompano63
- Red drum60
- Gray snapper59
- Black drum58
- Crevalle jack57
- Summer flounder57
- King mackerel54
- Southern flounder54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Red snapper52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Gag grouper48
- Little tunny47
- Red grouper47
- Weakfish46
- Sheepshead45
- Greater amberjack42
- Cobia41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 522 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
67Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Swan Point Shoal
- Depth
- 4-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Swan Point Shoal
Swan Point Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Rose Bay77
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- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 67
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- Middle Shoal Creek77
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Red drum 67
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Swan Point72
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 63
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Shoal72
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 63
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 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.