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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker54
- Spot54
- Atlantic tarpon53
- King mackerel52
- Crevalle jack51
- Gray snapper49
- Red drum49
- Summer flounder49
- Southern flounder48
- Little tunny45
- Black drum44
- Florida pompano44
- Black sea bass42
- Gray triggerfish42
- Red snapper42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Spotted seatrout42
- Gag grouper41
- Red grouper41
- Cobia40
- Sheepshead40
- Greater amberjack38
- Weakfish36
- Bluefish34
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 4212 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Low0.7 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
100Wind: 7 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
97Water temp: 78°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
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 Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July 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.
- 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
- Lighthouse Channel63
Channel · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Atlantic tarpon 61
- Spot 60
6 kt NEH 6:23 PM · 1.8 ftL 1:35 AM · 0.8 ft
- Eastmouth Bay62
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Crevalle jack 58
6 kt NEH 6:23 PM · 1.8 ftL 1:35 AM · 0.8 ft
- Henry Jones Creek62
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 61
- Red drum 59
6 kt NEH 6:23 PM · 1.8 ftL 1:35 AM · 0.8 ft
- Sandy Point54
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 54
- Spot 54
- Atlantic tarpon 53
6 kt NEH 6:23 PM · 1.8 ftL 1:35 AM · 0.8 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.