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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Red drum59
- Gray snapper58
- King mackerel56
- Southern flounder56
- Crevalle jack55
- Florida pompano55
- Summer flounder53
- Black drum52
- Spotted seatrout51
- Red snapper49
- Spanish mackerel48
- Black sea bass47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Little tunny47
- Weakfish47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper45
- Sheepshead44
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 454 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.4 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 12 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
31Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
45Season: 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 yesterday
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
Shell Point
- Depth
- 2-10 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Shell Point
Shell Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-10 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
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- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 69
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- Mile Hammock Bay76
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 69
5 kt NEH 5:03 AM · 2.6 ftL 11:01 AM · 0.6 ft
- Traps Bay76
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 69
5 kt NEH 5:03 AM · 2.6 ftL 11:01 AM · 0.6 ft
- Cedar Point71
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Spot 69
5 kt NEH 5:03 AM · 2.6 ftL 11:01 AM · 0.6 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.