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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel62
- Crevalle jack58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Atlantic croaker57
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Spot56
- Florida pompano55
- Gray snapper55
- Summer flounder55
- Red drum54
- Black drum53
- Gray triggerfish50
- Little tunny50
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Red snapper49
- Southern flounder49
- Red grouper48
- Spotted seatrout47
- Greater amberjack45
- Sheepshead44
- Cobia43
- Weakfish43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 5011 AM EDT
- Best window
- 11 AM-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.9 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
99Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & 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 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
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 Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano, black drum and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Spanish mackerel peak from April through June.
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 Inlet68
Channel · 3.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 68
- Crevalle jack 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
12 kt NEH 4:42 PM · 4.1 ftL 11:00 PM · 1.3 ft
- Lookout Bight64
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 64
- King mackerel 63
- Atlantic croaker 62
12 kt ENEH 4:42 PM · 4.1 ftL 11:00 PM · 1.3 ft
- Catfish Point63
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 63
- Florida pompano 62
- Summer flounder 60
12 kt ENEH 4:42 PM · 4.1 ftL 11:00 PM · 1.3 ft
- Wreck Point63
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 63
- Crevalle jack 58
- Atlantic croaker 57
12 kt ENEH 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.