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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot66
- Crevalle jack62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Gray snapper60
- King mackerel60
- Red drum60
- Florida pompano57
- Summer flounder57
- Southern flounder54
- Little tunny53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Black drum52
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Gag grouper51
- Red snapper51
- Red grouper50
- Spotted seatrout50
- Sheepshead48
- Weakfish47
- Cobia46
- Greater amberjack46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 523 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.4 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
68Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 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
Gibbs Point
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Gibbs Point
Gibbs Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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
- The Launch79
Channel · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 70
10 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Sandy Point69
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Red drum 68
- Spot 66
10 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Troublesome Point69
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 62
10 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Tull Bay67
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 66
- Crevalle jack 65
10 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 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.