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- Best of all
- Florida pompano61
- King mackerel61
- Crevalle jack60
- Red drum60
- Atlantic croaker58
- Spot58
- Summer flounder58
- Gray snapper55
- Black sea bass52
- Gag grouper52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Little tunny52
- Red snapper52
- Black drum51
- Red grouper51
- Greater amberjack47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Sheepshead46
- Weakfish42
- Cobia40
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 525 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
56Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.9 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: 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
- 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 Florida pompano, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, red drum and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, gag grouper and gray triggerfish. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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
- Otis Cove65
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
12 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Northwest Point61
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Crevalle jack 60
- Atlantic croaker 58
12 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Weir Point61
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Crevalle jack 60
- Atlantic croaker 58
12 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Blockade Shoal61
Bar · 2.0 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 61
- King mackerel 61
- Crevalle jack 60
12 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 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.