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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack63
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- King mackerel57
- Southern flounder57
- Florida pompano56
- Gray snapper54
- Spotted seatrout52
- Spanish mackerel49
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Weakfish48
- Cobia47
- Red snapper47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Greater amberjack42
- Sheepshead42
- Little tunny39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 468 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
50Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In 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
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Blossom Pond Creek
- Depth
- About 15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Blossom Pond Creek
Blossom Pond Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is about 15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. 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
- Sanders Point67
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 57
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bryan Shoal67
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 64
- Florida pompano 63
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bryan Point67
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 64
- Spot 64
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Log Point67
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 57
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 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.