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Gray snapperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot55
- Atlantic tarpon53
- Red drum53
- Crevalle jack50
- Gray snapper50
- Spotted seatrout48
- Summer flounder48
- King mackerel47
- Southern flounder47
- Black drum46
- Black sea bass43
- Weakfish42
- Red snapper41
- Florida pompano40
- Gray triggerfish38
- Sheepshead38
- Gag grouper37
- Red grouper37
- Greater amberjack33
- Spanish mackerel33
- Little tunny30
- Bluefish29
- Cobia29
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 502 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.6 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, Sep 28 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
77Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt SSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
78Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of range
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
Zack Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Zack Creek
Zack Creek is a gut in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, 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 black drum, black sea bass, weakfish 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
- 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
- Horsepen Point65
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- Atlantic tarpon 61
- Spotted seatrout 59
13 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ft
- Codds Creek56
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 54
- Atlantic tarpon 52
13 kt NEH 7:25 AM · 1.6 ftL 2:07 PM · 0.5 ft
- Try Yard Creek56
Gut · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 54
- Red drum 53
13 kt NEH 7:25 AM · 1.6 ftL 2:07 PM · 0.5 ft
- Mullet Cove53
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
- Crevalle jack 49
13 kt NEH 7:25 AM · 1.6 ftL 2:07 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.