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Red grouperShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
Steamboat Cut
31.88°N · 81.06°W · Channel · 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 croaker80
- Spot75
- Atlantic tarpon73
- Crevalle jack72
- Florida pompano72
- King mackerel70
- Red drum70
- Summer flounder70
- Gray snapper69
- Spanish mackerel64
- Black drum61
- Black sea bass61
- Southern flounder61
- Spotted seatrout61
- Weakfish60
- Gray triggerfish55
- Little tunny55
- Sheepshead55
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper54
- Red snapper54
- Cobia53
- Mahi-mahi51
- Greater amberjack50
- Wahoo45
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 546 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding7.1 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
71Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
46Season: 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 today
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
Steamboat Cut
- Depth
- 5-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · 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 Steamboat Cut
Steamboat Cut is a channel in Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia. Depth is 5-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, outer water and 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. 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
- Hell Gate80
Channel · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 71
10 kt NNEH 6:40 PM · 7.9 ftL 1:04 AM · 1.2 ft
- Hammonds Pass80
Channel · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 74
10 kt NNEH 6:40 PM · 7.9 ftL 1:04 AM · 1.2 ft
- Ossabaw Sound75
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 69
10 kt NNEH 6:40 PM · 7.7 ftL 1:07 AM · 1.1 ft
- Bradley Point73
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 69
10 kt NNEH 6:40 PM · 7.7 ftL 1:07 AM · 1.1 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.