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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel40
- Florida pompano33
- Red snapper31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Crevalle jack30
- Gray snapper30
- Little tunny30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Summer flounder30
- Weakfish30
- Black sea bass29
- Spanish mackerel29
- Gray triggerfish28
- Gag grouper27
- Red grouper27
- Cobia26
- Sheepshead25
- Bluefish24
- Greater amberjack24
Best score today · 1 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 2712 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-2 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.3 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red 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 Red grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Red grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Shellbank Point
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed 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 Shellbank Point
Shellbank Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, 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 king mackerel, Florida pompano and red snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black drum and little tunny. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Red snapper peak from May through August.
Tackle & technique
- Red grouper
- Red grouper live on low limestone ledges and potholed live bottom across the West Florida Shelf, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Drift to find hard bottom, then anchor and fish live pinfish, grunts or squid on the bottom with stout conventional tackle. Reel hard right after the bite, because they dive into holes, and use a descending device on fish released from deep water.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Kitty Hawk Bay41
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 41
- King mackerel 40
- Florida pompano 38
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Long Point40
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 40
- Crevalle jack 36
- Gray snapper 35
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Hay Point40
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 40
- Florida pompano 33
- Red snapper 31
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Eagleton Point40
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 40
- Crevalle jack 36
- Gray snapper 35
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 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.