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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot71
- Red drum69
- Spotted seatrout64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Crevalle jack62
- Gray snapper62
- Southern flounder62
- King mackerel61
- Florida pompano59
- Summer flounder59
- Spanish mackerel55
- Black drum54
- Gray triggerfish52
- Little tunny52
- Red snapper52
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Cobia49
- Sheepshead49
- Weakfish48
- Greater amberjack46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 515 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
62Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 5 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 6 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Garden Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Garden Point
Garden Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and gray triggerfish. 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
- Harper Creek79
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- Red drum 77
- Spot 77
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- Plum Creek79
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Red drum 77
- Spot 77
5 kt EH 7:11 PM · 0.6 ftL 4:12 AM · 0.4 ft
- Win Creek79
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Red drum 77
- Spot 77
5 kt EH 7:11 PM · 0.6 ftL 4:12 AM · 0.4 ft
- Alligator Point78
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 78
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 71
5 kt EH 7:11 PM · 0.6 ftL 4:12 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.