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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper60
- King mackerel60
- Crevalle jack59
- Atlantic croaker58
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Spot58
- Red drum57
- Summer flounder54
- Red snapper52
- Little tunny51
- Black sea bass49
- Florida pompano49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Gag grouper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Greater amberjack47
- Red grouper47
- Black drum46
- Weakfish45
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia41
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 4712 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-3 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
90Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 8 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
44Season: 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
Point of Beach
- Depth
- Up to 4 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Point of Beach
Point of Beach is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is up to 4 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, crevalle jack and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for red snapper, little tunny, black sea bass and Florida pompano. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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.
- 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
- Old Drum Inlet68
Gut · 0.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Drum Inlet (historical)67
Channel · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Gray snapper 65
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Point of Grass Creek66
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic tarpon 64
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Point of Grass60
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 60
- King mackerel 60
- Crevalle jack 59
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 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.