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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker50
- Spot50
- Gray snapper48
- King mackerel48
- Crevalle jack46
- Red drum45
- Red snapper43
- Summer flounder42
- Black sea bass41
- Florida pompano41
- Gray triggerfish40
- Little tunny40
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Black drum38
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Sheepshead35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Weakfish34
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Cobia29
Best score today · 3 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 393 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 AMFlood 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 · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
90Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
21Wind: 21 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
43Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.3 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
Horsepen Point
- Depth
- 2-7 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Horsepen Point
Horsepen Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and king mackerel, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
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.
- 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
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- Spot 56
- Gray snapper 53
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- Old Slough58
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- Spot 56
- Gray snapper 53
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- Northern Pond55
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 55
- Spot 55
- Gray snapper 52
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- Gap Point50
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 50
- Spot 50
- Gray snapper 48
21 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 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.