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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack41
- King mackerel40
- Gray snapper35
- Summer flounder35
- Florida pompano33
- Red snapper32
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Black sea bass29
- Gag grouper28
- Gray triggerfish28
- Red grouper28
- Spanish mackerel27
- Sheepshead25
- Bluefish24
- Greater amberjack24
- Little tunny22
Best score today · 1 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 2812 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-2 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Flooding1.3 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
44Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
41Wind: 17 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
26Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.0 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder
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Spot profile
Blount Bay
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Blount Bay
Blount Bay is a bay in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and gray snapper. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, gray snapper and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black drum and cobia. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June 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.
- 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
- Bens Point46
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 46
- King mackerel 46
- Red snapper 42
17 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Colington Creek41
Gut · 1.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 41
- King mackerel 40
- Gray snapper 35
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Eagleton Point40
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 40
- Crevalle jack 36
- Gray snapper 35
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Rhodoms Point40
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 40
- Crevalle jack 36
- Gray snapper 35
17 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 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.