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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel61
- Atlantic croaker58
- Crevalle jack58
- Spot57
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Gray snapper54
- Summer flounder54
- Florida pompano53
- Red drum53
- Spanish mackerel50
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Little tunny49
- Red snapper49
- Red grouper48
- Black drum47
- Southern flounder47
- Spotted seatrout46
- Greater amberjack44
- Sheepshead44
- Cobia42
- Weakfish42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 492 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
60Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
81Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Shell Point
- Depth
- 6-7 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 Shell Point
Shell Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 6-7 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, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and gag grouper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Lighthouse Channel66
Channel · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Crevalle jack 63
- Spot 63
13 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sandy Point61
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Crevalle jack 58
13 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ft
- Eastmouth Bay61
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
13 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ft
- Henry Jones Creek61
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- Red drum 60
- Atlantic croaker 59
13 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.