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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker58
- Spot58
- King mackerel56
- Crevalle jack55
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum52
- Red snapper52
- Summer flounder50
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Little tunny49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Black drum48
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Greater amberjack43
- Sheepshead43
- Spanish mackerel43
- Weakfish43
- Florida pompano40
- Cobia38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 4812 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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
Tuesday, Sep 29 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 3 kt SEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gag 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Lewis Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGag 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 Lewis Point
Lewis 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 king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
- 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
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- Rock Point60
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- Spot 60
- King mackerel 57
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- Sandy Point Shoal60
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- King mackerel 57
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- Long Shoal Point58
Cape · 4.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 58
- Atlantic croaker 55
- Spot 55
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.