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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot62
- Crevalle jack61
- Gray snapper58
- Red drum58
- King mackerel55
- Summer flounder55
- Black drum53
- Black sea bass53
- Florida pompano53
- Red snapper50
- Weakfish50
- Gray triggerfish47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Greater amberjack42
- Little tunny38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 8 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 462 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.7 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
Saturday, Sep 26 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
Little Narrows
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · 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 Little Narrows
Little Narrows is a gut in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, Florida pompano and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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
- Big Narrows65
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 62
- Crevalle jack 61
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- The Hammock64
Channel · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 58
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Sheep Pen Point56
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- King mackerel 55
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Gallop Shoal56
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- Florida pompano 55
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.