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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack65
- King mackerel62
- Florida pompano56
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Red snapper50
- Red grouper49
- Greater amberjack47
- 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 · 4 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 507 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.3 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
48Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 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
- Peak
- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Shallowbag Bay
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Shallowbag Bay
Shallowbag Bay is a bay in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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, gag grouper and gray triggerfish. 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
- Ashbee Harbor66
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Crevalle jack 64
- Florida pompano 61
14 kt NEH 7:57 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ft
- Ballast Point61
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Crevalle jack 59
- Florida pompano 51
14 kt NEL 11:30 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:34 AM · 3.4 ft
- Baum Point61
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Crevalle jack 60
- Florida pompano 51
14 kt NEL 11:30 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:34 AM · 3.4 ft
- Deep Wear Point60
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 60
- Crevalle jack 57
- Florida pompano 55
14 kt NEH 7:57 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:47 AM · 0.5 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.