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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot55
- Red drum52
- Gray snapper51
- Crevalle jack50
- Summer flounder49
- King mackerel47
- Black drum45
- Black sea bass45
- Red snapper42
- Weakfish42
- Florida pompano41
- Gray triggerfish39
- Sheepshead39
- Gag grouper38
- Red grouper38
- Greater amberjack34
- Spanish mackerel34
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Little tunny30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Bluefish29
- Cobia29
Best score today · 2 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 512 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-4 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
64Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind: 21 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
83Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 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
The Haulover
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 The Haulover
The Haulover is a gut in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, red snapper and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
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- Royal Point Bay54
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- Crevalle jack 50
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- Casey Bay54
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- Crevalle jack 50
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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.