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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon65
- King mackerel65
- Crevalle jack64
- Red drum63
- Gray snapper61
- Summer flounder61
- Florida pompano58
- Black drum57
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Little tunny56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black sea bass54
- Gag grouper54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red snapper54
- Red grouper53
- Weakfish52
- Cobia51
- Sheepshead51
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 546 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Saturday, Oct 3 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
99Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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 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
Bulah Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Bulah Point
Bulah Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Hamilton Point72
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Graveyard Point70
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 65
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Fork Point70
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 65
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Skate Point67
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 66
- King mackerel 64
12 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 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.