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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot76
- Crevalle jack74
- Red drum72
- King mackerel68
- Southern flounder68
- Summer flounder68
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Gray snapper66
- Spotted seatrout65
- Florida pompano61
- Gray triggerfish60
- Red snapper60
- Black drum59
- Black sea bass59
- Gag grouper59
- Weakfish59
- Cobia58
- Red grouper58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Sheepshead55
- Greater amberjack53
- Little tunny53
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 595 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
46Season: 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 · 5 more weeks at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Little Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Little Creek
Little 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 semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, red snapper and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Cedar Bay77
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 76
- Crevalle jack 74
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Cedar Bay Point74
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Atlantic tarpon 72
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Westward Point72
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 69
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Mulberry Point72
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 69
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 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.