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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- Florida pompano64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- King mackerel61
- Spanish mackerel61
- Crevalle jack59
- Gray snapper57
- Red drum57
- Little tunny55
- Black drum54
- Southern flounder54
- Summer flounder54
- Gray triggerfish50
- Red snapper50
- Spotted seatrout50
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Red grouper48
- Greater amberjack46
- Sheepshead45
- Cobia42
- Weakfish42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 485 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.2 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
44Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Red grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cape Point
- Depth
- 8-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- 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 Cape Point
Cape Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 8-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black drum. 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
- 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
- Hatteras Slough79
Gut · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 71
7 kt SEL 11:02 PM · 1.0 ftH 4:48 AM · 2.6 ft
- Atlantic Ocean76
Sea · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 68
7 kt SEL 11:02 PM · 1.0 ftH 4:48 AM · 2.6 ft
- Hatteras Shoals71
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
7 kt SEL 11:02 PM · 1.0 ftH 4:48 AM · 2.6 ft
- Diamond Shoals71
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
7 kt SEL 11:02 PM · 1.0 ftH 4:48 AM · 2.6 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.