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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot58
- Crevalle jack57
- Red drum55
- Gray snapper54
- Summer flounder53
- Florida pompano52
- King mackerel52
- Black drum50
- Black sea bass49
- Weakfish47
- Red snapper46
- Spanish mackerel44
- Gag grouper43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Sheepshead43
- Red grouper42
- Greater amberjack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish34
- Little tunny34
- Cobia33
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 8 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 431 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-10 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding1.2 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
79Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
63Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
38Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
46Season: 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 yesterday
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
Big Narrows
- Depth
- 2-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Big Narrows
Big Narrows is a gut in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and weakfish. 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
- The Hammock60
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 57
- Red drum 55
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Little Narrows60
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Crevalle jack 57
- Spot 57
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Lone Oak Channel53
Gut · 0.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 53
- Gray snapper 53
- Summer flounder 51
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Sheep Pen Point52
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 52
- King mackerel 52
- Spot 52
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 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.