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Gray triggerfishOff seasonChannel · North Carolina
Carrot Island Channel
34.71°N · 76.65°W · Channel · Neuse and Bay Rivers
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot70
- Red drum66
- Florida pompano65
- Weakfish64
- Black sea bass63
- Spotted seatrout62
- Summer flounder58
- Little tunny57
- Southern flounder57
- Black drum55
- Gag grouper54
- Sheepshead54
- Bluefish52
- Striped bass52
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel43
- Crevalle jack42
- Greater amberjack40
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel33
- Cobia25
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 352 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High3.4 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
Friday, Nov 6 · 10 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 6 kt SSWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 2.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
24Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Carrot Island Channel
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Carrot Island Channel
Carrot Island Channel is a channel in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for red drum, Florida pompano, weakfish and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- Beaufort Channel73
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Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 70
- Red drum 68
7 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.7 ftH 2:10 AM · 3.2 ft
- Beaufort Inlet73
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Florida pompano 73
- Little tunny 72
7 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.7 ftH 2:10 AM · 3.2 ft
- Morehead City Channel73
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 66
7 kt ENEL 8:14 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:20 AM · 3.1 ft
- Bird Shoal72
Bar · 0.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 72
- Red drum 71
- Little tunny 68
7 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.7 ftH 2:10 AM · 3.2 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.