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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano59
- King mackerel59
- Atlantic croaker54
- Spot54
- Crevalle jack53
- Summer flounder50
- Gray snapper48
- Red drum48
- Little tunny45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Greater amberjack41
- Gray triggerfish39
- Red snapper39
- Black sea bass38
- Gag grouper38
- Red grouper38
- Weakfish38
- Cobia37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Black drum35
- Bluefish35
- Sheepshead31
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 395 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.2 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
26Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
56Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In 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
South Point
- Depth
- 5-30 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · slope
- 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 South Point
South Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 5-30 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and greater amberjack. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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
- Oregon Inlet Channel69
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 62
12 kt ENEH 5:48 PM · 1.5 ftL 11:55 PM · 0.2 ft
- Green Island Channel67
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 64
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:48 PM · 0.3 ft
- Davis Channel67
Channel · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 64
- Crevalle jack 59
12 kt ENEH 5:40 PM · 2.3 ftL 11:34 PM · 0.3 ft
- Oregon Inlet65
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 65
- King mackerel 65
- Crevalle jack 64
12 kt ENEH 5:40 PM · 2.3 ftL 11:34 PM · 0.3 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.