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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot59
- Crevalle jack58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Red drum56
- Summer flounder55
- Gray snapper54
- King mackerel54
- Black drum50
- Black sea bass49
- Southern flounder49
- Spotted seatrout48
- Florida pompano47
- Sheepshead45
- Weakfish45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Red snapper44
- Gag grouper43
- Red grouper43
- Spanish mackerel42
- Greater amberjack38
- Little tunny37
- Cobia36
- Bluefish30
Best score today · 8 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 441 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
37Tide: Low slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
81Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 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 today
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
Zack Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, Florida pompano and sheepshead. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Horsepen Point67
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Crevalle jack 63
13 kt ENEL 2:10 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:14 PM · 1.4 ft
- Codds Creek59
Gut · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Crevalle jack 56
- Spot 56
13 kt ENEL 1:18 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ft
- Try Yard Creek59
Gut · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Crevalle jack 56
- Spot 56
13 kt ENEL 1:18 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ft
- Mullet Cove56
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Crevalle jack 56
- Spot 55
13 kt ENEL 1:18 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:09 PM · 1.8 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.