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Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Florida pompano66
- Red drum63
- Black sea bass62
- Weakfish62
- Spotted seatrout60
- Little tunny55
- Summer flounder55
- Black drum53
- Gag grouper53
- Southern flounder53
- Bluefish52
- Striped bass52
- Sheepshead50
- Red snapper46
- King mackerel42
- Crevalle jack41
- Greater amberjack39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel30
- Cobia22
Best score today · 7 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 354 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High2.3 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, Nov 16 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 10 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
16Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red grouper is best here
Out of season for Red grouper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cabs Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Cabs Creek
Cabs Creek is a gut in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, red drum, black sea bass and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September 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.
- 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
- Bald Hill Bay70
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
10 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:59 AM · 1.8 ft
- Shackleford Slue70
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 66
10 kt ENEL 10:20 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:32 AM · 2.1 ft
- Back Sound70
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
10 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:59 AM · 1.8 ft
- Bottle Run Point67
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Florida pompano 66
- Black sea bass 62
10 kt ENEH 4:37 PM · 1.8 ftL 11:24 PM · 0.2 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.