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Gag grouperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot73
- Spotted seatrout73
- Weakfish73
- Red drum72
- Southern flounder72
- Black sea bass70
- Black drum66
- Little tunny65
- Florida pompano64
- Summer flounder64
- Gag grouper61
- Sheepshead61
- Bluefish59
- Striped bass57
- Red snapper54
- Crevalle jack49
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack45
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia33
Best score today · 6 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 6110 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
Sunday, Nov 15 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 2 kt SSWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
100Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
Peak season for Gag grouper · 8 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Great Gut
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Great Gut
Great Gut is a gut in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, 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, weakfish, red drum and southern flounder, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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
- War Point74
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 74
- Red drum 73
- Little tunny 72
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Wades Point74
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 74
- Red drum 73
- Little tunny 72
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Dave Moore Point73
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Great Gut Bay72
Bay · 0.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Spotted seatrout 71
6 kt NEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 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.