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Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot64
- Florida pompano61
- Little tunny61
- Black sea bass55
- Bluefish54
- Red drum53
- Weakfish53
- Spotted seatrout52
- Gag grouper51
- Southern flounder50
- Black drum48
- Sheepshead47
- Summer flounder47
- Striped bass45
- Red snapper44
- King mackerel38
- Greater amberjack36
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Crevalle jack32
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Gray snapper30
- Spanish mackerel29
- Cobia25
Best score today · 7 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 3510 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
31Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 65°F, coolLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
28Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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
Out of season for Red grouper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cedar Point
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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, little tunny, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and sheepshead. 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
- Gum Thicket Shoal68
Bar · 1.5 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 68
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
9 kt NEH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Skate Point64
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Florida pompano 61
9 kt NEH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Bulah Point64
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Florida pompano 61
6 kt NEH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ft
- Fork Point64
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Florida pompano 61
6 kt NEH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:03 PM · 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.