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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot65
- King mackerel64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Crevalle jack62
- Red drum60
- Gray snapper59
- Summer flounder58
- Florida pompano56
- Southern flounder56
- Black drum55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Little tunny54
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper52
- Cobia49
- Sheepshead49
- Weakfish49
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 533 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
31Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 7 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 75°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 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
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Spot profile
Fork Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Fork Point
Fork Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 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 king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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.
- 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 Point69
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Atlantic croaker 65
10 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bulah Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- King mackerel 64
10 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Graveyard Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- King mackerel 64
10 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Skate Point62
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- King mackerel 61
13 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.