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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot59
- Crevalle jack58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- King mackerel56
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum54
- Summer flounder51
- Florida pompano50
- Gray triggerfish49
- Southern flounder49
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper48
- Little tunny48
- Red snapper48
- Spotted seatrout48
- Black drum47
- Red grouper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Sheepshead44
- Greater amberjack42
- Weakfish41
- Cobia40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 475 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMMoving water
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
Open-Meteo Marine
100Current: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · 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
Drummond Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Drummond Point
Drummond Point is a cape in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, black sea bass and gag grouper. 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
- Bull Bay65
Bay · 9.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 63
- Spot 63
12 kt ENE
- Bull Point62
Cape · 7.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Atlantic tarpon 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
12 kt ENE
- Bluff Point55
Cape · 4.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 55
- King mackerel 54
- Little tunny 54
12 kt ENE
- Horniblow Point53
Cape · 10 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 53
- King mackerel 52
- Little tunny 52
12 kt ENE
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.