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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonBay · Georgia
Cumberland Sound
30.79°N · 81.49°W · Bay · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot72
- Florida pompano67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Crevalle jack64
- Red drum64
- King mackerel58
- Summer flounder57
- Spanish mackerel56
- Gray snapper55
- Southern flounder53
- Spotted seatrout51
- Little tunny50
- Black sea bass49
- Black drum48
- Gag grouper47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red snapper47
- Weakfish47
- Red grouper46
- Mahi-mahi45
- Cobia43
- Sheepshead42
- Greater amberjack41
- Wahoo40
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 478 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing7.0 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
50Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
56Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
45Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gray triggerfish is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.
Source: GADNR CRD · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cumberland Sound
- Depth
- 9-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGray triggerfish
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 Cumberland Sound
Cumberland Sound is a bay in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 9-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-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, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, 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
- Gray triggerfish
- Gray triggerfish hover a few feet over reefs, wrecks and ledges, usually in 60 to 200 feet, and often show up while snapper fishing. Use small, strong circle hooks with small pieces of squid or cut bait on a short bottom rig, because they nibble and strip big baits. Keep the bait just off the bottom and reel steadily at the first solid pull.
- 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
- Black Point Creek76
Channel · 6.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 68
10 kt NEH 8:46 PM · 7.0 ftL 3:17 AM · 1.2 ft
- Cumberland Dividings76
Channel · 6.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 65
10 kt NEL 2:17 AM · 1.3 ftH 8:18 AM · 7.2 ft
- Brickhill River76
Channel · 6.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 65
10 kt NEL 2:17 AM · 1.3 ftH 8:18 AM · 7.2 ft
- Kings Bay74
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 67
10 kt NEL 1:35 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:49 AM · 6.7 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 GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.