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Red drumPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack68
- King mackerel68
- Atlantic croaker65
- Gray snapper65
- Spot65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder62
- Little tunny61
- Florida pompano58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Black sea bass56
- Gray triggerfish56
- Red snapper56
- Southern flounder56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Gag grouper55
- Red grouper55
- Black drum54
- Greater amberjack53
- Sheepshead52
- Cobia50
- Weakfish50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Red drum
- Now
- 6211 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
83Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
47Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · Red drum
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red drum 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 drum is best here
Peak season for Red drum · 9 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Point of Grass
- Depth
- 1-8 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonRed drum
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 Grass
Point of Grass is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
- 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
- Old Drum Inlet77
Gut · 0.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 77
- Atlantic croaker 74
- King mackerel 73
12 kt NEL 3:37 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ft
- Drum Inlet (historical)74
Channel · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
12 kt NEL 3:37 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ft
- Point of Grass Creek73
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- Red drum 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
12 kt NEL 3:37 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ft
- Point of Beach68
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 68
- King mackerel 68
- Atlantic croaker 65
12 kt NEL 3:37 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:38 PM · 0.7 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.
