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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- Weakfish63
- Spotted seatrout61
- Red drum60
- Black sea bass57
- Black drum55
- Florida pompano55
- Southern flounder53
- Summer flounder52
- Little tunny51
- Striped bass50
- Bluefish49
- Sheepshead49
- Gag grouper48
- Red snapper44
- King mackerel36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Crevalle jack35
- Gray snapper35
- Red grouper34
- Gray triggerfish33
- Greater amberjack32
- Spanish mackerel26
- Cobia20
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 331 AM EST
- Best window
- 3-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High3.2 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
31Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 63°F, coolLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
28Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Church Island Channel
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Church Island Channel
Church Island Channel is a channel in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and weakfish. It is peak season now for weakfish, spotted seatrout, red drum and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Weakfish peak 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.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Cedar Island Bay68
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 63
5 kt NEL 7:06 AM · 0.7 ftH 1:28 PM · 3.7 ft
- Goose Point64
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Little tunny 59
5 kt NEL 7:13 AM · 0.7 ftH 1:35 PM · 3.9 ft
- Gray Point62
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Little tunny 58
5 kt NEL 7:06 AM · 0.7 ftH 1:28 PM · 3.7 ft
- Wolf House Point62
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Little tunny 58
5 kt NEL 7:06 AM · 0.7 ftH 1:28 PM · 3.7 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.