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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack61
- King mackerel61
- Red drum60
- Southern flounder60
- Gray snapper59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Little tunny58
- Summer flounder58
- Black drum56
- Spanish mackerel54
- Black sea bass53
- Gag grouper53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Red grouper52
- Sheepshead51
- Cobia48
- Florida pompano48
- Weakfish48
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 531 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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
Thursday, Sep 24 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
92Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
65Wind: 13 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.8 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 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
Stumpy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 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 Stumpy Point
Stumpy Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- The Straits67
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
7 kt ENEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ft
- Cypress Point66
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
7 kt ENEL 2:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ft
- Grapevine Bay65
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 64
7 kt ENEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ft
- Orange Point60
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Atlantic croaker 56
- Crevalle jack 56
7 kt ENEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 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.