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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel56
- Gray snapper54
- Red snapper50
- Atlantic croaker48
- Spot48
- Summer flounder48
- Black sea bass47
- Florida pompano47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Crevalle jack45
- Red drum44
- Black drum42
- Greater amberjack42
- Spanish mackerel40
- Sheepshead39
- Little tunny36
- Bluefish35
- Cobia34
- Weakfish34
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 2 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 463 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-5 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.3 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 · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
81Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
21Wind: 21 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
71Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: 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 yesterday
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
Flounder Rock
- Depth
- 3-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · 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 Flounder Rock
Flounder Rock is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, gray snapper and red snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, Atlantic croaker and spot, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Red snapper peak from May through August.
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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
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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.