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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot64
- Crevalle jack62
- King mackerel62
- Spotted seatrout59
- Gray snapper58
- Red drum58
- Summer flounder57
- Little tunny56
- Florida pompano55
- Black drum54
- Black sea bass54
- Gag grouper53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red grouper53
- Red snapper53
- Spanish mackerel51
- Sheepshead50
- Weakfish50
- Greater amberjack48
- Cobia47
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 536 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
94Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
77Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
51Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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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- This week
Spot profile
Newport News Point
- Depth
- 4-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Newport News Point
Newport News Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 4-10 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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
- Stumpy Creek Bay69
Bay · 1.6 mi
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- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 68
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Rattlesnake Bay69
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 68
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point68
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 68
- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 64
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Bear Point64
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 63
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 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.