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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack69
- King mackerel69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Spot68
- Gray snapper67
- Red drum66
- Spotted seatrout64
- Summer flounder64
- Little tunny63
- Southern flounder62
- Florida pompano61
- Spanish mackerel59
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass56
- Gag grouper56
- Gray triggerfish56
- Red snapper56
- Weakfish56
- Cobia55
- Red grouper55
- Greater amberjack54
- Sheepshead53
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 565 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: 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 · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Orange Point
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Orange Point
Orange Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel and black drum. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Grapevine Bay78
Bay · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Crevalle jack 75
8 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- The Straits77
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Crevalle jack 75
8 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Babbitt Bay75
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 75
- Red drum 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
8 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- The Frying Pan73
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- Red drum 73
- Atlantic croaker 71
8 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 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.