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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Crevalle jack59
- King mackerel59
- Gray snapper57
- Red drum56
- Southern flounder54
- Summer flounder54
- Little tunny52
- Florida pompano51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Black drum50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper47
- Sheepshead46
- Cobia45
- Weakfish45
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 478 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
33Tide: Low slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 4 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.4 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
Cherry Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Cherry Point
Cherry Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, black drum and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Daniels Point60
Cape · 6.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Atlantic tarpon 60
4 kt NNEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Great Neck Point60
Cape · 6.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Atlantic tarpon 60
4 kt NNEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Myrtle Marsh Point57
Cape · 6.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 57
- King mackerel 55
- Atlantic croaker 54
2 kt NH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Kendall Point57
Cape · 7.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 57
- King mackerel 55
- Atlantic croaker 54
2 kt NH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 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.