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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel44
- Crevalle jack43
- Red snapper40
- Black sea bass38
- Gag grouper37
- Gray triggerfish37
- Florida pompano36
- Red grouper36
- Gray snapper35
- Little tunny35
- Summer flounder35
- Sheepshead34
- Bluefish33
- Spanish mackerel32
- Greater amberjack31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 371 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-2 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
73Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 6 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
97Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 yesterday
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
Crab Claw Spit
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Inner · Semi-exposedBar · 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 Crab Claw Spit
Crab Claw Spit is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and red snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, gray snapper and summer flounder, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, gag grouper and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Red snapper peak from May through August.
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
- Otis Cove48
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Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 48
- King mackerel 44
- Red snapper 41
17 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Northwest Point44
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 44
- Crevalle jack 43
- Red snapper 41
17 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Weir Point44
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 44
- Crevalle jack 43
- Red snapper 40
17 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Blockade Shoal44
Bar · 2.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 44
- Crevalle jack 43
- Red snapper 41
17 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 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.