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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Gray snapper64
- Red drum64
- Crevalle jack62
- Southern flounder61
- King mackerel59
- Spotted seatrout58
- Summer flounder57
- Black drum55
- Red snapper55
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Little tunny53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Weakfish52
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Florida pompano49
- Sheepshead49
- Greater amberjack47
- Cobia46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 512 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-6 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
85Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
45Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Hauldown Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Hauldown Point
Hauldown Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Dumplin Point69
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
9 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Syfax Point69
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
9 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Holland Point69
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
9 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Huskie Point65
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 62
- Red drum 61
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.