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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot58
- Crevalle jack57
- Red drum55
- Summer flounder54
- Atlantic tarpon53
- King mackerel53
- Gray snapper49
- Southern flounder49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass46
- Florida pompano46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Gag grouper45
- Red grouper45
- Red snapper45
- Cobia43
- Sheepshead42
- Spanish mackerel41
- Weakfish41
- Greater amberjack40
- Little tunny38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 4611 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low1.1 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 9 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
36Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: 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
Stumpy Cove
- Depth
- 1-2 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 Stumpy Cove
Stumpy Cove is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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 red drum, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. 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
- Indian Gap62
Gut · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 60
- Crevalle jack 57
9 kt ENEH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Myrtle Bay59
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
- Crevalle jack 57
9 kt ENEH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Little Goat Island Bay59
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
- Crevalle jack 57
9 kt ENEH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ft
- Ballast Bay58
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Spot 58
- Crevalle jack 57
9 kt ENEH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ftL 11:29 PM · 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.