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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker58
- Spot58
- Red drum54
- Crevalle jack52
- Gray snapper52
- Summer flounder51
- King mackerel50
- Black drum49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Florida pompano47
- Weakfish45
- Red snapper43
- Spanish mackerel43
- Cobia41
- Black sea bass40
- Sheepshead40
- Gray triggerfish39
- Gag grouper38
- Red grouper38
- Little tunny36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Southern flounder35
- Bluefish34
- Greater amberjack34
Best score today · 12 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 384 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
41Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
68Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
51Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Rattan Bay
- Depth
- 4-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Rattan Bay
Rattan Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 4-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, weakfish and red snapper. 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
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- Red drum 54
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- Hammock Point53
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- Spot 53
- King mackerel 50
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- Westward Point53
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- Spot 53
- King mackerel 50
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- Rattan Spit53
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
- Summer flounder 51
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 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.