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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot72
- Crevalle jack71
- Summer flounder69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Gray snapper68
- King mackerel66
- Red drum65
- Black sea bass64
- Black drum62
- Southern flounder62
- Spotted seatrout61
- Florida pompano59
- Gray triggerfish59
- Red snapper59
- Sheepshead59
- Gag grouper58
- Red grouper58
- Weakfish57
- Spanish mackerel55
- Greater amberjack53
- Little tunny51
- Cobia49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 582 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2-8 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding2.4 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
47Season: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Jarvis Channel
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Jarvis Channel
Jarvis Channel is a gut in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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 summer flounder, and shoulder season for black sea bass, black drum, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. 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
- Indian Gap75
Gut · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 71
9 kt EH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Burris Bay71
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
9 kt EH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Stumpy Cove71
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
9 kt EH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Canvasback Point67
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- King mackerel 66
9 kt EH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 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.