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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker66
- Crevalle jack63
- Gray snapper63
- King mackerel63
- Atlantic tarpon56
- Red drum56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Summer flounder56
- Black sea bass55
- Black drum54
- Southern flounder54
- Red snapper52
- Sheepshead52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Gray triggerfish49
- Weakfish49
- Florida pompano48
- Gag grouper48
- Little tunny48
- Red grouper47
- Cobia46
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 472 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.2 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
79Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Shoulder season for Red grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Henry Hills Harbor
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Henry Hills Harbor
Henry Hills Harbor is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for spot, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black sea bass, black drum, red snapper and sheepshead. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Narrows68
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- East Bay68
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Red drum 67
- Spot 67
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Peters Cove64
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 61
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Deep Hole Point62
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Red drum 58
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.