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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot65
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spotted seatrout62
- Red drum60
- Florida pompano58
- Little tunny58
- Weakfish56
- Bluefish55
- Striped bass55
- Southern flounder54
- Black sea bass52
- Black drum48
- Gag grouper48
- Red snapper45
- Sheepshead44
- Summer flounder43
- King mackerel35
- Red grouper35
- Gray triggerfish34
- Greater amberjack33
- Gray snapper32
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Crevalle jack29
- Spanish mackerel25
- Cobia22
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 3410 PM EST
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 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
Tuesday, Nov 10 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt WSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
21Off 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 today
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
Minktrap Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Minktrap Point
Minktrap Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, Florida pompano and little tunny, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Flower Bay70
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Spotted seatrout 66
5 kt ENEL 3:58 AM · 0.4 ftH 11:19 AM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Bay70
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Spotted seatrout 66
5 kt ENEL 3:58 AM · 0.4 ftH 11:19 AM · 0.5 ft
- Jones Bay70
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Spotted seatrout 66
5 kt ENEL 3:58 AM · 0.4 ftH 11:19 AM · 0.5 ft
- Preston Bay70
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Spotted seatrout 66
5 kt ENEL 3:58 AM · 0.4 ftH 11:19 AM · 0.5 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.