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Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny73
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Red drum67
- Spotted seatrout67
- Bluefish65
- Black sea bass64
- Florida pompano64
- Weakfish64
- Striped bass62
- Southern flounder61
- Gag grouper60
- Black drum58
- Sheepshead55
- Summer flounder55
- Red snapper53
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack44
- Crevalle jack43
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia33
Best score today · 6 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 356 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 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
Sunday, Nov 8 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 6 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
23Off 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
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Drum Point
Drum Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for little tunny, red drum, spotted seatrout and bluefish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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
- East Bluff Bay75
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Red drum 73
4 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Harbor Creek75
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spot 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
4 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Juniper Creek75
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spot 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
6 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Southwest Bay73
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Red drum 71
4 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 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.