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Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Spotted seatrout70
- Red drum68
- Weakfish67
- Florida pompano62
- Southern flounder61
- Black drum58
- Bluefish58
- Little tunny57
- Black sea bass56
- Summer flounder54
- Striped bass53
- Gag grouper52
- Sheepshead52
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel41
- Crevalle jack38
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia32
Best score today · 4 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 359 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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
Saturday, Nov 7 · 10 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
92Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
24Off 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 today
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
Deep Bay
- Depth
- 7-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Deep Bay
Deep Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 7-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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, red drum, weakfish and Florida pompano, 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
- 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
- Bernice Creek71
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Eastard Bay71
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
4 kt NEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek71
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Upper Island Point66
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
6 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 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.