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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Crevalle jack69
- Gray snapper67
- Southern flounder67
- Summer flounder66
- Red drum65
- King mackerel63
- Black drum61
- Florida pompano61
- Spotted seatrout61
- Sheepshead59
- Spanish mackerel58
- Cobia57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Black sea bass56
- Red snapper56
- Gag grouper55
- Red grouper55
- Little tunny53
- Weakfish53
- Greater amberjack51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 573 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 8 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 6 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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
Stumpy Creek Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Stumpy Creek Bay
Stumpy Creek Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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, Florida pompano, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Cypress Point71
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 71
- Red drum 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
6 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bear Point69
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 68
- Atlantic tarpon 65
6 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Newport News Point69
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 64
6 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Tuckahoe Point68
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
6 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 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.