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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker58
- Spot58
- Florida pompano54
- King mackerel50
- Crevalle jack47
- Gray snapper42
- Summer flounder41
- Black sea bass40
- Red snapper40
- Gag grouper39
- Gray triggerfish39
- Little tunny39
- Red drum39
- Red grouper38
- Spanish mackerel36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Black drum34
- Greater amberjack34
- Bluefish32
- Sheepshead32
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish29
- Cobia28
Best score today · 4 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 395 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High3.7 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
56Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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 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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Spot profile
Eagleton Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Eagleton Point
Eagleton Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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, black sea bass, red snapper and gag grouper. 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
- Blount Bay63
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Florida pompano 54
12 kt ENEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Kitty Hawk Bay63
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Florida pompano 58
12 kt ENEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Long Point58
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Spot 58
- Florida pompano 54
12 kt ENEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Rhodoms Point58
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Spot 58
- Florida pompano 54
12 kt ENEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 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.