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Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot67
- Spotted seatrout67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Red drum66
- Weakfish64
- Southern flounder63
- Black drum56
- Bluefish53
- Florida pompano53
- Black sea bass51
- Summer flounder51
- Little tunny48
- Gag grouper47
- Red snapper43
- Sheepshead43
- Striped bass43
- King mackerel37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Crevalle jack34
- Gray triggerfish32
- Greater amberjack32
- Red grouper32
- Cobia30
- Gray snapper30
- Spanish mackerel28
Best score today · 6 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 322 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.3 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
29Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 3 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
51Water temp: 62°F, coolLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
27Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Out of season for Red grouper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Beasley Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Beasley Bay
Beasley Bay is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, spotted seatrout and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, weakfish and southern flounder, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and summer flounder. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
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.
- 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Piney Cove67
Bay · 0.7 mi
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- Spotted seatrout 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
3 kt NEL 8:22 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:40 PM · 3.6 ft
- Burris Bay67
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Red drum 66
3 kt NEL 8:22 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:40 PM · 3.6 ft
- Wells Creek67
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Spotted seatrout 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
3 kt NEL 8:22 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:40 PM · 3.6 ft
- Canvasback Point67
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 67
- Red drum 66
- Southern flounder 63
3 kt NEL 8:22 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:40 PM · 3.6 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.