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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot72
- Crevalle jack66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Gray snapper63
- King mackerel62
- Summer flounder62
- Red drum61
- Black sea bass59
- Florida pompano59
- Black drum58
- Spotted seatrout55
- Gray triggerfish54
- Gag grouper53
- Red snapper53
- Sheepshead53
- Southern flounder53
- Red grouper52
- Weakfish52
- Spanish mackerel51
- Greater amberjack47
- Little tunny46
- Cobia43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 538 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.1 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
75Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 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 · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Shackleford Slue
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Shackleford Slue
Shackleford Slue is a channel in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, 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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black sea bass, Florida pompano, black drum and gray triggerfish. 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
- Cabs Creek75
Gut · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 66
12 kt NEL 1:08 AM · 0.6 ftH 6:58 AM · 1.9 ft
- North River Channel73
Channel · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 65
12 kt NEL 1:08 AM · 0.6 ftH 6:58 AM · 1.9 ft
- Bald Hill Bay72
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 64
12 kt NEL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- Bottle Run Point66
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 2:12 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:41 AM · 1.5 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.