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Gag grouperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Red drum65
- Spotted seatrout64
- Weakfish62
- Southern flounder59
- Florida pompano58
- Bluefish55
- Black sea bass52
- Little tunny50
- Summer flounder49
- Black drum48
- Gag grouper47
- Striped bass46
- Red snapper44
- Sheepshead43
- Crevalle jack35
- King mackerel35
- Red grouper35
- Gray triggerfish34
- Greater amberjack33
- Gray snapper32
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Cobia27
- Spanish mackerel25
Best score today · 4 PM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 479 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
89Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
91Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
71Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
Peak season for Gag grouper · 8 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Dowdy Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Dowdy Creek
Dowdy Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout, weakfish and southern flounder, 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. Red drum peak from August through November.
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
- Jones Bay70
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- Spot 70
- Spotted seatrout 64
9 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Dump Creek70
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Red drum 65
9 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Gibb Point65
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Spotted seatrout 59
9 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 AM · 0.5 ft
- Log Point65
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Spotted seatrout 59
9 kt ENEL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 10:06 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.