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Gray triggerfishShoulder season

Cape · North Carolina

Reeds Point

35.93°N · 75.78°W · Cape · Croatan and Roanoke Sounds

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Best score today · 10 AM · Gray triggerfish

75/100Great
Now
4311 PM EDT
Best window
11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing0.5 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 11 PM · now

Time11PNOW
Score43Fair
Tide0.5 ft ▼Ebbing
Current0.7 knmodeled · toward SSE
Wind16 kn NEgusts 29 · steady
Sea stateModerate3.4 ft · 5 s
Air temp75°Warm
WeatherOvercast63% chance of rain
Water79°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

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.

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Gray triggerfish is best here

Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder

Gray triggerfish season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder.
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Gray triggerfish in North Carolina

Spot profile

Reeds Point

Depth
1-7 ftFlat bottom
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 Reeds Point

Reeds Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 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 red snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for red snapper, Florida pompano, black sea bass and gag grouper. 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

  • Redstone Point

    Cape · 1.7 mi

    54
    Top: King mackerelPeak season
    • King mackerel 54
    • Crevalle jack 52
    • Red snapper 47

    16 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft

  • Poster Gut

    Gut · 2.3 mi

    52
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 52
    • King mackerel 49
    • Black sea bass 47

    16 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft

  • Blockade Shoal

    Bar · 3.0 mi

    51
    Top: King mackerelPeak season
    • King mackerel 51
    • Florida pompano 50
    • Crevalle jack 49

    16 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft

  • Caroon Point

    Cape · 2.0 mi

    49
    Top: King mackerelPeak season
    • King mackerel 49
    • Crevalle jack 47
    • Red snapper 45

    16 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.