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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot65
- Florida pompano54
- King mackerel49
- Crevalle jack48
- Gray snapper47
- Red drum47
- Spotted seatrout44
- Summer flounder44
- Red snapper43
- Black drum42
- Black sea bass41
- Little tunny41
- Gag grouper40
- Gray triggerfish40
- Red grouper39
- Spanish mackerel37
- Weakfish37
- Sheepshead36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Southern flounder35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 8 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 409 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 3 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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 today
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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Rock Point
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Rock Point
Rock Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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
- Sandy Point Shoal66
Bar · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 61
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Middle Ground66
Bar · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 61
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Lewis Point64
Cape · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Florida pompano 54
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Long Shoal Point62
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 61
- Florida pompano 53
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.