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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot61
- Florida pompano53
- Red drum51
- King mackerel48
- Spotted seatrout47
- Summer flounder47
- Crevalle jack46
- Gray snapper45
- Black drum43
- Red snapper42
- Black sea bass40
- Gray triggerfish40
- Gag grouper39
- Little tunny39
- Red grouper39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Southern flounder35
- Bluefish34
- Greater amberjack34
- Sheepshead34
- Spanish mackerel34
- Weakfish33
- Cobia30
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 409 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
72Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Long Shoal Point
- Depth
- About 1 ftNearest water
- 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 Long Shoal Point
Long Shoal Point is a cape in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is about 1 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper 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
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- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 61
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- Sandy Point Shoal66
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 61
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Rock Point65
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Florida pompano 54
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sound Point59
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
- Florida pompano 52
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 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.