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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot61
- Crevalle jack60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- King mackerel59
- Red drum57
- Gray snapper56
- Little tunny53
- Summer flounder53
- Southern flounder52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Black drum51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Black sea bass50
- Gag grouper50
- Red snapper50
- Red grouper49
- Florida pompano46
- Sheepshead46
- Cobia44
- Greater amberjack44
- Weakfish44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 501 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.2 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
66Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
81Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Deep Hole Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Deep Hole Point
Deep Hole Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, gray triggerfish and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- The Narrows71
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 68
- Spot 67
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Henry Hills Harbor70
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 68
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Peters Cove67
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 66
- Spot 66
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Point of Marsh62
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 60
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 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.