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Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Weakfish67
- Black sea bass66
- Florida pompano66
- Red drum66
- Spotted seatrout66
- Bluefish63
- Little tunny63
- Summer flounder61
- Striped bass59
- Black drum58
- Southern flounder58
- Gag grouper57
- Sheepshead54
- Red snapper50
- King mackerel48
- Crevalle jack47
- Greater amberjack44
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia33
Best score today · 6 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 352 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.2 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
Friday, Nov 13 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
72Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
95Water temp: 70°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
19Off 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 yesterday
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
Blair Channel
- Depth
- 2-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Blair Channel
Blair Channel is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-9 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 weakfish. It is peak season now for weakfish, black sea bass, Florida pompano and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and striped bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Weakfish peak from October 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
- Oyster Rocks74
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Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 74
- Little tunny 70
- Bluefish 67
11 kt EL 8:07 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Haulover Point72
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Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 72
- Florida pompano 67
- Bluefish 66
11 kt EL 8:07 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Horse Island Channel69
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Weakfish 69
- Red drum 68
11 kt EL 8:07 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Wallace Channel68
Channel · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Weakfish 68
- Florida pompano 67
11 kt EL 8:07 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:12 AM · 1.9 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.