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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonBay · Georgia
Altamaha Sound
31.32°N · 81.30°W · Bay · Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Florida pompano67
- Crevalle jack66
- Red drum64
- King mackerel62
- Summer flounder60
- Gray snapper59
- Spanish mackerel58
- Black sea bass53
- Southern flounder53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Little tunny52
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Red snapper51
- Black drum48
- Weakfish48
- Spotted seatrout47
- Greater amberjack46
- Mahi-mahi46
- Sheepshead46
- Cobia43
- Wahoo43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 528 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing7.0 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
67Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
67Water temp: 85°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 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
Altamaha Sound
- Depth
- 3-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Altamaha Sound
Altamaha Sound is a bay in Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia. Depth is 3-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Pine Creek75
Channel · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Crevalle jack 70
6 kt NEL 12:58 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:05 AM · 7.0 ft
- Buttermilk Sound74
Bay · 5.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 68
6 kt NEL 2:17 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:47 AM · 7.3 ft
- Wolf Island Spit71
Bar · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
6 kt NEL 1:08 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:04 AM · 7.2 ft
- Doboy Sound68
Bay · 5.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Crevalle jack 67
4 kt NEL 1:08 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:04 AM · 7.2 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.