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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Little tunny66
- Florida pompano64
- Spotted seatrout59
- Weakfish59
- Black sea bass58
- Bluefish58
- Red drum58
- Gag grouper55
- Striped bass54
- Southern flounder53
- Black drum52
- Summer flounder50
- Sheepshead49
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel44
- Greater amberjack38
- Crevalle jack37
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Atlantic tarpon34
- Gray snapper34
- Spanish mackerel34
- Cobia28
Best score today · 6 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 358 AM EST
- Best window
- 2-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
34Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 64°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
28Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 yesterday
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
Spencer Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Spencer Point
Spencer Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, spotted seatrout and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Little tunny peak from October 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
- Harper Creek74
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Little tunny 66
9 kt NEH 8:05 AM · 0.5 ftL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ft
- Wise Point69
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Little tunny 67
5 kt NNEH 8:05 AM · 0.5 ftL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ft
- Sanders Point68
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Little tunny 66
9 kt NEH 8:05 AM · 0.5 ftL 12:48 PM · 0.4 ft
- Garden Point68
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Little tunny 66
9 kt NEH 8:05 AM · 0.5 ftL 12:48 PM · 0.4 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.