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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot76
- Florida pompano66
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack63
- King mackerel61
- Summer flounder61
- Gray snapper60
- Red drum60
- Southern flounder56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black drum55
- Spotted seatrout53
- Cobia50
- Sheepshead50
- Weakfish50
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Red grouper48
- Little tunny47
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 498 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
47Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 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
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
East Bluff Bay
- Depth
- 4-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 East Bluff Bay
East Bluff Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and cobia. 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
- 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
- Harbor Creek76
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 76
- Crevalle jack 63
8 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Juniper Creek71
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 60
13 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Drum Point70
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 62
8 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- North Bluff Point66
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 58
13 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 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.