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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot58
- King mackerel57
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum55
- Crevalle jack53
- Florida pompano53
- Summer flounder50
- Red snapper47
- Gray triggerfish44
- Little tunny44
- Spanish mackerel44
- Black drum43
- Black sea bass43
- Gag grouper42
- Greater amberjack42
- Red grouper42
- Weakfish41
- Cobia38
- Sheepshead38
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 7 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 421 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.0 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
65Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
74Wind: 14 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.8 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
45Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Wreck Point
- Depth
- 5-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- 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 Wreck Point
Wreck Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 5-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, gray triggerfish and little tunny. 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
- Barden Inlet73
Channel · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
9 kt ENEH 2:19 AM · 3.2 ftL 8:26 AM · 1.5 ft
- Blinds Hammock Bay70
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 66
9 kt ENEH 2:19 AM · 3.2 ftL 8:26 AM · 1.5 ft
- Lookout Bight65
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
- Gray snapper 60
14 kt ENEH 2:19 AM · 3.2 ftL 8:26 AM · 1.5 ft
- Catfish Point60
Bar · 0.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 60
- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 58
14 kt ENEH 2:19 AM · 3.2 ftL 8:26 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.