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Red grouperShoulder seasonBar · Georgia
Cabbage Island Spit
31.93°N · 80.96°W · Bar · Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker78
- Spot75
- Crevalle jack69
- Florida pompano69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Red drum68
- King mackerel64
- Summer flounder63
- Spanish mackerel62
- Gray snapper61
- Black drum59
- Little tunny58
- Southern flounder57
- Black sea bass55
- Gag grouper53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Red grouper52
- Cobia50
- Sheepshead49
- Weakfish49
- Mahi-mahi48
- Greater amberjack47
- Wahoo43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 2 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 527 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing6.5 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
69Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 9 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
45Season: 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
Cabbage Island Spit
- Depth
- 5-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Outer · ExposedBar · 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 Cabbage Island Spit
Cabbage Island Spit is a bar in Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia. Depth is 5-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 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 Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Salt Pond Shoal78
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 69
9 kt NNEL 12:13 PM · 1.3 ftH 6:44 PM · 7.8 ft
- Wassaw Sound73
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 68
9 kt NNEL 12:09 PM · 1.3 ftH 6:35 PM · 7.6 ft
- Wassaw Breaker73
Bar · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Florida pompano 71
- Spot 71
9 kt NNEL 12:09 PM · 1.3 ftH 6:35 PM · 7.6 ft
- Cape Charlotte73
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 69
9 kt NNEL 12:09 PM · 1.3 ftH 6:35 PM · 7.6 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.