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Gag grouperShoulder season

Cape · North Carolina

Wolf House Point

36.41°N · 75.94°W · Cape · Currituck Sound

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Best score today · 8 AM · Gag grouper

54/100Good
Now
402 AM EDT
Best window
7-11 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding1.7 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 2 AM · now

Time2ANOW
Score40Fair
Tide1.7 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.3 knmodeled · toward SE
Wind18 kn NEgusts 27 · steady
Sea stateRough5.3 ft · 7 s
Air temp75°Warm
WeatherOvercast59% chance of rain
Water79°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

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 yesterday

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Gag grouper is best here

Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder

Gag grouper season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder.
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Gag grouper in North Carolina

Spot profile

Wolf House Point

Depth
1-4 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Wolf House Point

Wolf House Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, red snapper and black sea bass. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gag grouper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Red snapper peak from May through August. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November.

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.
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.
Red snapper
Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Goose Castle

    Channel · 0.9 mi

    53
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 53
    • Gray snapper 53
    • Summer flounder 51

    18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 ft

  • Long Point

    Cape · 0.9 mi

    48
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 48
    • Gray snapper 48
    • King mackerel 48

    18 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft

  • Cedar Island Bay

    Bay · 1.1 mi

    48
    Top: King mackerelPeak season
    • King mackerel 48
    • Red snapper 43
    • Black sea bass 41

    18 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft

  • Cedar Bay

    Bay · 1.0 mi

    47
    Top: King mackerelPeak season
    • King mackerel 47
    • Florida pompano 45
    • Red snapper 43

    18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 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.