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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot65
- Florida pompano58
- Atlantic tarpon55
- King mackerel54
- Crevalle jack53
- Gray snapper53
- Red drum53
- Little tunny48
- Summer flounder47
- Red snapper46
- Southern flounder46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Black drum45
- Black sea bass44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Spanish mackerel44
- Gag grouper43
- Red grouper42
- Greater amberjack40
- Sheepshead38
- Weakfish38
- Cobia36
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 429 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
45Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.3 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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
Cedar Island Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-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 Cedar Island Point
Cedar Island Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-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, little tunny, red snapper 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
- Hog Island Narrows74
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 64
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Great Ditch74
Channel · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 63
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cedar Island Bay71
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 63
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- South Point61
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Red drum 60
- Spot 60
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 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.