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Red grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker53
- Spot53
- Gray snapper51
- Crevalle jack50
- Red drum49
- King mackerel47
- Summer flounder47
- Florida pompano45
- Red snapper42
- Black drum41
- Black sea bass39
- Spanish mackerel39
- Weakfish39
- Gag grouper38
- Gray triggerfish38
- Sheepshead38
- Red grouper37
- Bluefish35
- Little tunny35
- Cobia34
- Greater amberjack34
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 2 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 373 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-4 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.3 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
81Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
21Wind: 21 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
44Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 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
Royal Point Bay
- Depth
- 2-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 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 gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black drum and black sea bass. 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
- Red drum 54
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- The Haulover57
Gut · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 54
- Gray snapper 52
21 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Evergreen Slough57
Gut · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 54
- Gray snapper 52
21 kt NEH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ftL 11:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Casey Bay53
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
- Gray snapper 51
21 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.