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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot74
- Crevalle jack71
- King mackerel71
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Gray snapper68
- Red drum68
- Summer flounder66
- Little tunny65
- Spotted seatrout65
- Black drum63
- Florida pompano63
- Southern flounder63
- Black sea bass62
- Gag grouper62
- Gray triggerfish62
- Red snapper62
- Red grouper61
- Spanish mackerel61
- Sheepshead59
- Weakfish58
- Cobia57
- Greater amberjack56
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 626 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-11 PMFlood 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
Monday, Sep 28 · 3 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt WPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.4 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
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- 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, Florida pompano 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
- Grapevine Bay78
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Crevalle jack 75
8 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- The Straits77
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Crevalle jack 75
8 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Cypress Point74
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 71
8 kt NEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point70
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 70
- King mackerel 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
8 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 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.