UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot65
- Spotted seatrout60
- Little tunny59
- Florida pompano58
- Red drum58
- Weakfish57
- Bluefish55
- Southern flounder54
- Black sea bass52
- Striped bass52
- Black drum49
- Gag grouper48
- Red snapper45
- Sheepshead44
- Summer flounder44
- King mackerel36
- Red grouper35
- Gray triggerfish34
- Atlantic tarpon33
- Greater amberjack33
- Gray snapper32
- Crevalle jack29
- Spanish mackerel26
- Cobia22
Best score today · 4 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 359 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Winthrop Point scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Monday, Nov 9 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
83Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 9 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
22Off 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 today
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
Winthrop Point
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Winthrop Point
Winthrop Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, little tunny, Florida pompano and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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.
- 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
- Cedar Creek70
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Red drum 64
5 kt NEH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ftL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Point68
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 68
- Red drum 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
5 kt NEH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ftL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Great Neck Point65
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Spotted seatrout 60
5 kt NEH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ftL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Garbacon Shoal65
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Florida pompano 65
- Spot 65
5 kt NEH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ftL 3:52 AM · 0.4 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.