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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack51
- King mackerel48
- Black sea bass45
- Red snapper42
- Florida pompano41
- Gray triggerfish39
- Gag grouper38
- Red grouper38
- Greater amberjack36
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Gray snapper30
- Little tunny30
- Red drum30
- Sheepshead30
- Southern flounder30
- Spanish mackerel30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Summer flounder30
- Weakfish30
- Bluefish29
Best score today · 2 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 382 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-4 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.5 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt SWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
45Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
Kings Channel
- Depth
- 6-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Kings Channel
Kings Channel is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 6-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and black sea bass. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black sea bass, red snapper, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November.
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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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
- Brooks Creek53
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 53
- King mackerel 50
- Florida pompano 43
23 kt NEH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:33 AM · 0.5 ft
- Brooks Point50
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 50
- Crevalle jack 48
- Florida pompano 43
23 kt NEH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:33 AM · 0.5 ft
- Kings Point50
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 50
- Crevalle jack 48
- Florida pompano 43
23 kt NEH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:33 AM · 0.5 ft
- Clam Shoal48
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 48
- King mackerel 48
- Crevalle jack 46
23 kt NEH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:33 AM · 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.