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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Red drum68
- Spotted seatrout66
- Florida pompano63
- Weakfish63
- Southern flounder59
- Bluefish57
- Little tunny57
- Black sea bass55
- Black drum54
- Summer flounder54
- Gag grouper52
- Striped bass47
- Sheepshead46
- Red snapper45
- King mackerel42
- Crevalle jack41
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper33
- Cobia32
- Spanish mackerel32
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 354 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High2.1 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, Nov 15 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
94Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 3 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
94Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
16Off 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
South Leopard Creek
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 South Leopard Creek
South Leopard Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout, Florida pompano and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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
- Black Hammock Point71
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 71
- Little tunny 68
- Atlantic croaker 63
9 kt EL 10:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:11 AM · 1.6 ft
- Goose Bay69
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
9 kt EL 10:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:11 AM · 1.6 ft
- Whitehurst Creek69
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
9 kt EL 10:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:11 AM · 1.6 ft
- Marsh Hen Point68
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Spotted seatrout 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
9 kt EL 11:04 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:28 AM · 1.8 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.