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Red grouperShoulder seasonCape · South Carolina
Bay Point
32.26°N · 80.64°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot71
- Florida pompano67
- Crevalle jack65
- Red drum64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- King mackerel60
- Spanish mackerel58
- Gray snapper57
- Little tunny54
- Summer flounder53
- Southern flounder52
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Mahi-mahi49
- Black drum48
- Red snapper48
- Spotted seatrout48
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper47
- Cobia45
- Greater amberjack45
- Sheepshead43
- Wahoo43
- Weakfish43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Red grouper
- Now
- 477 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing6.4 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
43Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In 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 SCDNR before you keep a fish.
Source: SCDNR · 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
Bay Point
- Depth
- 5-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · slope
- 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 Bay Point
Bay Point is a cape in Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM, South Carolina. Depth is 5-50 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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
- Fort Fremont Reach78
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 67
10 kt NNEL 12:29 PM · 1.1 ftH 6:52 PM · 7.3 ft
- Port Royal Sound74
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 65
10 kt NNEL 12:29 PM · 1.1 ftH 6:52 PM · 7.3 ft
- Parris Island Spit74
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 67
10 kt NNEL 12:29 PM · 1.1 ftH 6:52 PM · 7.3 ft
- Middle Shoal73
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Crevalle jack 65
- Spot 65
10 kt NNEL 12:29 PM · 1.1 ftH 6:52 PM · 7.3 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 SCDNR before you keep a fish.