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Gag grouperPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Florida pompano65
- Little tunny63
- Weakfish63
- Bluefish60
- Red drum60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Black sea bass59
- Black drum56
- Gag grouper55
- Southern flounder55
- Summer flounder54
- Sheepshead52
- Striped bass50
- Red snapper49
- Crevalle jack44
- King mackerel44
- Greater amberjack39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia31
Best score today · 6 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 554 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
99Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gag grouper is best here
Peak season for Gag grouper · 8 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Stumpy Point Bay
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Stumpy Point Bay
Stumpy Point Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, little tunny, weakfish and bluefish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and summer flounder. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Parched Corn Bay72
Bay · 6.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Weakfish 68
11 kt NEH 4:22 PM · 0.7 ftL 10:46 PM · 0.4 ft
- Drain Point70
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Florida pompano 64
- Spot 63
10 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 AM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Point70
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Florida pompano 64
- Spot 63
10 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 AM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Bay70
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 70
- Spot 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
11 kt NEL 9:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 3:02 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.