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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- King mackerel67
- Crevalle jack66
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Gray snapper63
- Florida pompano62
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder62
- Little tunny58
- Black sea bass57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black drum56
- Gag grouper56
- Red grouper55
- Southern flounder55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Sheepshead53
- Greater amberjack51
- Weakfish51
- Cobia50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 556 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.0 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
93Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 today
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
Rock Point
- Depth
- 4-6 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Rock Point
Rock Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 4-6 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 king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
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
- Sanders Creek78
Bay · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Red drum 68
8 kt NEL 11:56 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:46 AM · 2.1 ft
- Bogue Sound77
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 76
- King mackerel 72
8 kt NEH 7:00 PM · 2.1 ftL 1:43 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sanders Point73
Cape · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 62
8 kt NEL 11:56 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:46 AM · 2.1 ft
- Archer Point73
Cape · 6.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 62
8 kt NEL 11:56 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:46 AM · 2.1 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.