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Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny76
- Spotted seatrout73
- Black sea bass71
- Red drum71
- Weakfish69
- Bluefish68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Gag grouper67
- Spot67
- Southern flounder65
- Striped bass65
- Florida pompano64
- Black drum62
- Sheepshead62
- Summer flounder61
- Red snapper60
- King mackerel54
- Greater amberjack51
- Crevalle jack49
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 352 PM EST
- Best window
- 2-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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
Sunday, Nov 15 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 3 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
99Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
17Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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
Out of season for Red grouper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Westward Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Westward Point
Westward Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and black sea bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, black sea bass and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November.
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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- South Bay80
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 80
- Red drum 79
- Weakfish 74
9 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Rattan Bay77
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 77
- Red drum 75
- Weakfish 75
9 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hammock Point77
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 77
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Black sea bass 71
9 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Rattan Spit77
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 77
- Spotted seatrout 72
- Black sea bass 71
9 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 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.