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Red grouperShoulder seasonBay · Georgia
Oglethorpe Bay
31.13°N · 81.49°W · Bay · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot72
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Red drum65
- Florida pompano63
- Crevalle jack62
- Summer flounder60
- Southern flounder59
- Gray snapper58
- King mackerel58
- Spanish mackerel54
- Weakfish54
- Spotted seatrout51
- Black drum50
- Red snapper49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish47
- Cobia46
- Gag grouper46
- Little tunny46
- Red grouper46
- Greater amberjack43
- Sheepshead42
- Mahi-mahi40
- Wahoo37
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 11 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 466 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding6.5 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
58Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 6 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 85°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In 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
Oglethorpe Bay
- Depth
- 10-45 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · slope
- 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 Oglethorpe Bay
Oglethorpe Bay is a bay in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 10-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
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, weakfish and black drum. 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.
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- Atlantic tarpon 69
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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 GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.