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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel71
- Crevalle jack70
- Gray snapper66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Spot64
- Florida pompano63
- Red drum63
- Summer flounder63
- Little tunny61
- Spanish mackerel59
- Black sea bass57
- Gag grouper57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Greater amberjack56
- Red grouper56
- Southern flounder56
- Spotted seatrout55
- Black drum53
- Sheepshead52
- Weakfish52
- Cobia51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 573 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.8 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, Oct 2 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
97Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
85Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
97Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 gray snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, gray snapper and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
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
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- Atlantic croaker 70
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- Shell Point71
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- Crevalle jack 70
- Gray snapper 66
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- Henry Jones Creek71
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- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
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- White Point68
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- King mackerel 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
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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.