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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot62
- Florida pompano51
- Atlantic tarpon50
- Red drum49
- Gray snapper47
- Crevalle jack46
- King mackerel44
- Southern flounder44
- Spotted seatrout43
- Summer flounder41
- Black drum39
- Red snapper39
- Black sea bass37
- Gray triggerfish37
- Little tunny37
- Spanish mackerel36
- Gag grouper35
- Red grouper35
- Weakfish35
- Bluefish32
- Sheepshead32
- Greater amberjack31
- Cobia30
Best score today · 2 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 3512 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-5 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Friday, Sep 25 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
43Wind: 17 kt NPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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 yesterday
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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Facing Point
- Depth
- 1-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Facing Point
Facing Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-10 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 Florida pompano. 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 black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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
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- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 56
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- Sheeppen Point69
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 56
8 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Peterson Point64
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Florida pompano 51
13 kt NEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Store Point64
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Florida pompano 51
13 kt NEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 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.