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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny68
- Spot62
- Atlantic croaker61
- Red drum60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Bluefish59
- Florida pompano59
- Black sea bass58
- Weakfish58
- Striped bass56
- Southern flounder55
- Gag grouper54
- Black drum52
- Sheepshead50
- Summer flounder50
- Red snapper47
- King mackerel43
- Greater amberjack39
- Crevalle jack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gray snapper34
- Cobia27
Best score today · 6 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 352 PM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.8 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 6 kt NPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 65°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
19Off 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
Baum Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- 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 Baum Point
Baum Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for little tunny, red drum, spotted seatrout and bluefish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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
- Deep Wear Point74
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Black sea bass 67
- Red drum 66
6 kt ENEH 4:16 PM · 0.6 ftL 10:45 PM · 0.3 ft
- Pork Point74
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Black sea bass 67
- Red drum 66
6 kt ENEH 4:58 PM · 0.5 ftL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ft
- Ballast Point70
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
6 kt ENEL 8:06 PM · 0.7 ftH 2:15 AM · 3.5 ft
- Shallowbag Bay67
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Little tunny 64
6 kt ENEL 8:06 PM · 0.7 ftH 2:15 AM · 3.5 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.