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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel45
- Crevalle jack42
- Florida pompano38
- Red snapper38
- Black sea bass35
- Gray snapper35
- Little tunny35
- Summer flounder35
- Gag grouper34
- Gray triggerfish34
- Red grouper34
- Spanish mackerel33
- Bluefish31
- Greater amberjack31
- Sheepshead31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 1 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 341 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-2 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.6 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & 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
Pig Point
- Depth
- 1-2 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 Pig Point
Pig Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 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, crevalle jack and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, gray snapper and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black sea bass and little tunny. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Albemarle Sound50
Bay · 4.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 50
- Crevalle jack 46
- Florida pompano 42
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Sampson Point45
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 45
- Crevalle jack 42
- Florida pompano 38
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Shellbank Point43
Cape · 5.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 43
- Florida pompano 36
- Red snapper 36
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Long Point43
Cape · 6.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 43
- Crevalle jack 40
- Red snapper 37
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 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.