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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- Florida pompano60
- Little tunny60
- Black sea bass53
- Bluefish53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Red drum52
- Southern flounder52
- Weakfish52
- Gag grouper49
- Black drum46
- Summer flounder46
- Sheepshead45
- Striped bass44
- Red snapper42
- King mackerel37
- Gray triggerfish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Red grouper35
- Crevalle jack31
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Gray snapper29
- Spanish mackerel27
- Cobia24
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 3510 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
59Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
17Off 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
Fork Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 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 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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
- Bulah Point62
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Florida pompano 60
6 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Graveyard Point62
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Florida pompano 60
6 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Skate Point62
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Florida pompano 60
9 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 ft
- Hamilton Point61
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Red drum 61
- Spot 61
6 kt NEL 3:03 PM · 0.4 ftH 10:12 PM · 0.6 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.