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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot56
- Florida pompano55
- King mackerel55
- Crevalle jack53
- Gray snapper53
- Summer flounder53
- Black drum50
- Red snapper50
- Red drum49
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red grouper46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Little tunny43
- Greater amberjack42
- Sheepshead41
- Weakfish41
- Cobia36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 472 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.7 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
Saturday, Sep 26 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
47Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 12 kt NNWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Gallop Shoal
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Gallop Shoal
Gallop Shoal is a bar in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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
- Little Narrows64
Gut · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Crevalle jack 61
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- The Hammock64
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 58
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Williams Slough61
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 58
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Sheep Pen Point56
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- King mackerel 55
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 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.