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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- King mackerel66
- Crevalle jack65
- Spot64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Gray snapper63
- Red drum61
- Summer flounder60
- Little tunny59
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black sea bass56
- Gray triggerfish56
- Red snapper56
- Gag grouper55
- Red grouper55
- Southern flounder55
- Black drum54
- Spotted seatrout53
- Sheepshead52
- Greater amberjack51
- Florida pompano50
- Cobia48
- Weakfish48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 559 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.6 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 · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
69Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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
Shoulder season for Red grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Gibbs Point
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Gibbs Point
Gibbs Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, crevalle jack and spot, and shoulder season for little tunny, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Launch74
Channel · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Tull Bay71
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Crevalle jack 70
- Southern flounder 70
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Sandy Point69
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Atlantic croaker 66
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Troublesome Point66
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- King mackerel 66
- Crevalle jack 65
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 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.