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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Southern flounder62
- Gray snapper60
- Red drum60
- King mackerel58
- Spotted seatrout58
- Crevalle jack57
- Summer flounder55
- Black drum54
- Red snapper52
- Florida pompano51
- Little tunny50
- Weakfish50
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Sheepshead47
- Cobia46
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 484 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 4 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
22Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · 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
Bear Point
- Depth
- 3-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Bear Point
Bear Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 3-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 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 southern flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, Florida pompano and little tunny. 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
- Stumpy Creek Bay71
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 68
4 kt ENEH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ftL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point70
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 70
- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
4 kt ENEH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ftL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ft
- Tuckahoe Point65
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Spot 63
4 kt ENEH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ftL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ft
- Newport News Point65
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 63
4 kt ENEH 7:25 AM · 0.6 ftL 1:35 PM · 0.3 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.