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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack57
- King mackerel53
- Florida pompano47
- Black sea bass45
- Red snapper43
- Greater amberjack41
- Gray triggerfish40
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Atlantic croaker35
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Black drum35
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Little tunny35
- Red drum35
- Sheepshead35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Spot35
- Summer flounder35
- Weakfish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 4010 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
71Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
41Wind: 16 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 3.9 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
Oyster Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Oyster Creek
Oyster Creek is a gut in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, red snapper and greater amberjack. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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.
- 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
- Cut Through58
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 58
- King mackerel 55
- Florida pompano 48
16 kt NEL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Cedar Bush Bay57
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- King mackerel 54
- Florida pompano 52
16 kt NEL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Broad Creek Point56
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 56
- Gray snapper 54
- Crevalle jack 53
15 kt NEL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Croatan Sound53
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 53
- Crevalle jack 51
- Florida pompano 46
16 kt NEL 2:40 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:47 AM · 0.6 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.