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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout65
- Spot64
- Atlantic croaker63
- Little tunny63
- Red drum61
- Southern flounder60
- Bluefish59
- Weakfish59
- Striped bass58
- Black sea bass56
- Florida pompano55
- Black drum54
- Gag grouper52
- Red snapper48
- Sheepshead48
- Summer flounder47
- King mackerel39
- Greater amberjack36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Crevalle jack34
- Spanish mackerel32
- Cobia25
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 353 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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, Nov 15 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
63Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
95Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
17Off 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
Stumpy 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 Stumpy Point
Stumpy 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 spotted seatrout, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, little tunny, red drum and southern flounder, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Spot peak 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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
- The Straits78
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 78
- Weakfish 77
- Red drum 72
6 kt NEH 4:18 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Grapevine Bay74
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 74
- Weakfish 72
- Red drum 70
6 kt NEH 4:18 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Orange Point71
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 71
- Little tunny 69
- Weakfish 68
6 kt NEH 4:18 AM · 0.7 ftL 11:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point65
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 65
- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
6 kt NEL 10:17 AM · 0.2 ftH 4:58 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.