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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel62
- Crevalle jack60
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot58
- Gray snapper57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Florida pompano54
- Summer flounder54
- Red drum53
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red snapper52
- Black drum51
- Gag grouper51
- Little tunny51
- Red grouper50
- Southern flounder48
- Greater amberjack47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Sheepshead45
- Cobia41
- Weakfish41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 521 PM EDT
- Best window
- 1-5 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.9 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
98Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.1 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
48Wind: 17 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 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 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
Cape Point
- Depth
- 5-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · 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 Cape Point
Cape Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 5-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and spot, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Barden Inlet71
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- Atlantic croaker 70
- King mackerel 69
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- Lookout Bight66
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Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 66
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
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- Catfish Point62
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Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Florida pompano 61
- Crevalle jack 60
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- Wreck Point62
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Crevalle jack 60
- Atlantic croaker 59
15 kt NEH 4:42 PM · 4.1 ftL 11:00 PM · 1.3 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.