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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel71
- Crevalle jack70
- Florida pompano62
- Black sea bass60
- Gag grouper53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Red grouper52
- Greater amberjack50
- Atlantic croaker35
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Black drum35
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Little tunny35
- Red drum35
- Sheepshead35
- Southern flounder35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Spot35
- Spotted seatrout35
- Summer flounder35
- Weakfish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 537 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
48Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 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 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
Manns Harbor
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Manns Harbor
Manns Harbor is a bay in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, 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. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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
- Black Hall Bay67
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Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 67
- King mackerel 63
- Florida pompano 60
14 kt NEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Redstone Point65
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 65
- Crevalle jack 63
- Florida pompano 57
14 kt NEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Fleetwood Point63
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 63
- Crevalle jack 61
- Florida pompano 55
14 kt NEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Blockade Shoal63
Bar · 3.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 63
- Florida pompano 62
- Crevalle jack 61
14 kt NEH 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.