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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Little tunny60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Weakfish59
- Florida pompano57
- Red drum57
- Bluefish56
- Southern flounder56
- Black sea bass54
- Striped bass53
- Black drum50
- Gag grouper50
- Red snapper46
- Summer flounder46
- Sheepshead45
- King mackerel37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Greater amberjack34
- Gray snapper32
- Crevalle jack31
- Spanish mackerel28
- Cobia24
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 354 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.4 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
Friday, Nov 6 · 10 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 8 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
25Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cypress Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Cypress Point
Cypress Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, weakfish and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Little tunny peak 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Straits77
Channel · 5.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 77
- Weakfish 77
- Red drum 72
4 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ft
- Orange Point70
Cape · 5.1 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Spotted seatrout 70
- Weakfish 68
4 kt NEH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:59 AM · 0.2 ft
- Stumpy Point66
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Little tunny 60
4 kt NEL 11:20 AM · 0.2 ftH 5:59 PM · 0.5 ft
- Bay Point62
Cape · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Little tunny 58
4 kt NEL 11:20 AM · 0.2 ftH 5:59 PM · 0.5 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.