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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonCape · North Carolina
Broad Creek Point
35.85°N · 75.62°W · Cape · Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel66
- Crevalle jack64
- Gray snapper59
- Atlantic croaker58
- Florida pompano58
- Spot58
- Summer flounder57
- Little tunny56
- Red drum55
- Black sea bass54
- Gag grouper53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Red grouper52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Greater amberjack51
- Black drum47
- Sheepshead46
- Weakfish45
- Cobia44
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 535 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-7 PMFlood 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
56Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
45Season: 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 today
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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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Broad Creek Point
- Depth
- 1-10 ftNearest water
- 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 Broad Creek Point
Broad Creek Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and gray snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, gray snapper and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and gag grouper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Roanoke Sound72
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 72
- Crevalle jack 70
- Red drum 65
12 kt ENEH 7:57 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ft
- Oyster Creek71
Gut · 2.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
12 kt ENEH 7:57 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ft
- Roanoke Sound Channel70
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 70
- King mackerel 67
- Summer flounder 66
12 kt ENEH 7:57 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ft
- Rockhall Creek63
Gut · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 60
- Florida pompano 58
17 kt ENEL 11:30 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:34 AM · 3.4 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.