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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper65
- King mackerel65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack64
- Red drum63
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- Summer flounder59
- Spotted seatrout58
- Southern flounder57
- Little tunny56
- Red snapper54
- Florida pompano53
- Greater amberjack52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Weakfish51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Black drum49
- Cobia47
- Sheepshead46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 5011 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
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Conditions · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
87Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.6 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
46Season: 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
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Spot profile
Goose Bay Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Goose Bay Point
Goose Bay Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for little tunny, red snapper, Florida pompano and greater amberjack. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Goose Bay72
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Crevalle jack 69
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Great Ditch72
Channel · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 70
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Oyster Creek69
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Crevalle jack 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Oyster Creek Pit69
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 67
- King mackerel 64
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 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.