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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Crevalle jack70
- Gray snapper69
- King mackerel69
- Red drum67
- Summer flounder66
- Southern flounder64
- Little tunny63
- Spotted seatrout63
- Black drum62
- Black sea bass60
- Gag grouper60
- Gray triggerfish60
- Red snapper60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Red grouper59
- Sheepshead59
- Cobia58
- Weakfish56
- Florida pompano55
- Greater amberjack55
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 606 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
99Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 6 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Caroon Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Caroon Point
Caroon Point is a cape in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 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 little tunny, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. 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
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- Atlantic tarpon 80
- Spot 79
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- Reeds Point76
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Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Crevalle jack 73
9 kt NEL 11:26 AM · 0.3 ftH 5:44 PM · 0.4 ft
- Haulover Point76
Cape · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Red drum 74
- Atlantic croaker 72
9 kt NEL 11:26 AM · 0.3 ftH 5:44 PM · 0.4 ft
- Redstone Point76
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Crevalle jack 73
9 kt NEL 11:26 AM · 0.3 ftH 5:44 PM · 0.4 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.