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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
Village Creek
31.22°N · 81.34°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot71
- Florida pompano67
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack61
- Summer flounder59
- Gray snapper58
- Red drum58
- King mackerel57
- Southern flounder55
- Black sea bass53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Black drum50
- Weakfish48
- Gag grouper46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Little tunny46
- Mahi-mahi46
- Red snapper46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Red grouper45
- Sheepshead45
- Wahoo43
- Greater amberjack40
- Cobia39
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 467 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High7.3 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
37Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.2 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 85°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
46Season: 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
Village Creek
- Depth
- 2-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Estuary · Outer · Semi-exposedEstuary · slope
- 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 Village Creek
Village Creek is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 2-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads estuary, 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, black sea bass, Spanish mackerel and black drum. 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.
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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.