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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Gray snapper65
- Crevalle jack63
- Red drum63
- Summer flounder61
- King mackerel59
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass57
- Red snapper55
- Florida pompano53
- Weakfish53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Sheepshead52
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper50
- Spanish mackerel48
- Greater amberjack46
- Little tunny41
- Cobia40
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 2 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 504 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.3 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
92Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
42Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Bumps Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Bumps Creek
Bumps Creek is a gut in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, red snapper and Florida pompano. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Chadwick Bay68
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- Spot 66
- Gray snapper 64
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- Roses Point65
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Atlantic tarpon 63
10 kt NNEH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ftL 11:50 AM · 0.5 ft
- Swan Point63
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 61
- Gray snapper 60
10 kt NNEH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ftL 11:50 AM · 0.5 ft
- Hatch Point63
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 61
- Gray snapper 60
10 kt NNEH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ftL 11:50 AM · 0.5 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.