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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot72
- Florida pompano67
- Crevalle jack66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Summer flounder65
- King mackerel64
- Gray snapper63
- Red drum62
- Southern flounder60
- Spanish mackerel57
- Cobia55
- Black drum54
- Spotted seatrout53
- Sheepshead52
- Gray triggerfish51
- Black sea bass50
- Little tunny50
- Weakfish50
- Gag grouper49
- Greater amberjack49
- Red grouper49
- Red snapper49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 513 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.9 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
60Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.9 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Blinds Hammock Bay
- Depth
- Up to 5 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 Blinds Hammock Bay
Blinds Hammock Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is up to 5 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, cobia and black drum. 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
- Sheep Island Slue79
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Atlantic tarpon 78
- Spot 76
7 kt EH 6:23 PM · 1.8 ftL 1:35 AM · 0.8 ft
- Barden Inlet79
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Crevalle jack 79
- Atlantic tarpon 78
7 kt EH 6:23 PM · 1.8 ftL 1:35 AM · 0.8 ft
- Barden Inlet76
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 70
7 kt EH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 ft
- Lighthouse Bay75
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 75
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Gray snapper 72
7 kt EH 6:23 PM · 1.8 ftL 1:35 AM · 0.8 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.