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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker51
- Spot51
- Red drum48
- Crevalle jack47
- Gray snapper47
- King mackerel46
- Summer flounder45
- Florida pompano43
- Black drum40
- Red snapper40
- Black sea bass37
- Spanish mackerel37
- Weakfish37
- Gray triggerfish36
- Gag grouper35
- Red grouper35
- Sheepshead35
- Cobia32
- Bluefish31
- Greater amberjack31
- Little tunny31
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 2 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 351 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-4 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
67Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
26Wind: 20 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gag 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 Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Royal Point Bay
- Depth
- 2-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGag 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 Royal Point Bay
Royal Point Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
- 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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- Crevalle jack 52
- Gray snapper 52
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- The Haulover54
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 54
- Spot 52
- Red drum 51
20 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Evergreen Slough54
Gut · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 54
- Spot 52
- Red drum 51
20 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Casey Bay51
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 51
- Spot 51
- Red drum 48
20 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 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.