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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack71
- King mackerel71
- Gray snapper67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Spot66
- Florida pompano64
- Summer flounder64
- Red drum63
- Little tunny62
- Spanish mackerel60
- Black sea bass58
- Gag grouper58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Red snapper58
- Greater amberjack57
- Red grouper57
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black drum54
- Sheepshead53
- Weakfish53
- Cobia52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 584 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.1 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 6 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
86Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & 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 crevalle jack, king mackerel and gray snapper. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, gray snapper and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Eastmouth Bay74
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 74
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
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- Henry Jones Creek74
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 74
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Red drum 71
12 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ft
- Shell Point71
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 71
- King mackerel 71
- Gray snapper 67
12 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ft
- White Point71
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- King mackerel 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
12 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 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.