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Red grouperOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny71
- Spotted seatrout66
- Bluefish64
- Red drum64
- Atlantic croaker63
- Black sea bass63
- Spot63
- Weakfish63
- Florida pompano62
- Southern flounder62
- Gag grouper59
- Striped bass58
- Black drum56
- Summer flounder55
- Sheepshead54
- Red snapper52
- King mackerel47
- Greater amberjack45
- Crevalle jack42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia33
Best score today · 7 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 3511 AM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
Monday, Nov 16 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 7 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
16Off 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 yesterday
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, spotted seatrout and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, bluefish and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Point of Narrows71
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Little tunny 70
- Spotted seatrout 69
9 kt NEL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:04 PM · 0.6 ft
- Drum Cove70
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Spotted seatrout 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
9 kt NEL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:04 PM · 0.6 ft
- Middle Creek69
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Southern flounder 68
- Spotted seatrout 68
9 kt NEL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:04 PM · 0.6 ft
- Tolers Bay67
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Spotted seatrout 67
9 kt NEL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:04 PM · 0.6 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.