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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Crevalle jack66
- Spot66
- Gray snapper64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Summer flounder62
- Little tunny61
- Red drum61
- Black sea bass57
- Gag grouper57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Southern flounder57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Red grouper56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black drum55
- Sheepshead54
- Greater amberjack53
- Weakfish51
- Cobia50
- Florida pompano49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 568 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.1 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
79Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.3 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
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Goosecastle Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Goosecastle Point
Goosecastle Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, 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 king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot, and shoulder season for little tunny, black sea bass, gag grouper and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Goose Castle76
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 72
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Cedar Bay72
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Crevalle jack 72
- Spot 72
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Goose Point68
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- King mackerel 68
- Spot 68
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Wolf House Point67
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Crevalle jack 66
9 kt ENEL 10:39 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:11 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.