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Red grouperShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
Black Point Creek
30.87°N · 81.54°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker79
- Spot74
- Atlantic tarpon73
- Florida pompano71
- Red drum71
- Southern flounder71
- Crevalle jack69
- Gray snapper67
- Summer flounder66
- King mackerel63
- Spotted seatrout63
- Spanish mackerel62
- Black drum58
- Weakfish58
- Little tunny56
- Black sea bass55
- Cobia50
- Sheepshead50
- Gag grouper48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red snapper48
- Red grouper47
- Greater amberjack46
- Mahi-mahi46
- Wahoo41
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 4 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 479 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing6.2 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 · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
57Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 7 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red grouper is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.
Source: GADNR CRD · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Red grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Black Point Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed grouper
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 Black Point Creek
Black Point Creek is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 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, Spanish mackerel, black drum and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Red grouper
- Red grouper live on low limestone ledges and potholed live bottom across the West Florida Shelf, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Drift to find hard bottom, then anchor and fish live pinfish, grunts or squid on the bottom with stout conventional tackle. Reel hard right after the bite, because they dive into holes, and use a descending device on fish released from deep water.
- 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
- Cumberland River79
Channel · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Atlantic tarpon 79
- Crevalle jack 78
8 kt NNEL 1:03 PM · 1.4 ftH 7:25 PM · 7.8 ft
- Mud Creek79
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Atlantic tarpon 79
- Crevalle jack 78
8 kt NNEL 1:08 PM · 1.4 ftH 7:17 PM · 7.5 ft
- Cumberland Dividings77
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Crevalle jack 76
8 kt NNEL 1:38 PM · 1.4 ftH 8:01 PM · 7.5 ft
- Brickhill River77
Channel · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Crevalle jack 76
8 kt NNEL 1:38 PM · 1.4 ftH 8:01 PM · 7.5 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 GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.