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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Crevalle jack67
- Gray snapper65
- Red drum65
- Summer flounder64
- Southern flounder62
- King mackerel61
- Black drum60
- Spotted seatrout59
- Spanish mackerel57
- Cobia56
- Sheepshead56
- Gag grouper53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Little tunny53
- Red snapper53
- Black sea bass52
- Florida pompano52
- Red grouper52
- Weakfish51
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 5310 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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
Monday, Sep 28 · 2 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 4 kt NWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 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
Deep Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Deep Bay
Deep Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
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 black drum, Spanish mackerel, cobia and sheepshead. 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
- Deer Creek71
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- Spot 71
- Red drum 69
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- Broad Creek71
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Red drum 68
9 kt NEL 11:26 AM · 0.3 ftH 5:44 PM · 0.4 ft
- Hooker Gut69
Gut · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 64
11 kt NEL 11:26 AM · 0.3 ftH 5:44 PM · 0.4 ft
- Northeast Prong65
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 64
11 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.