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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot71
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Red drum64
- Gray snapper62
- King mackerel62
- Southern flounder62
- Florida pompano61
- Crevalle jack60
- Summer flounder58
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black drum53
- Weakfish53
- Little tunny52
- Red snapper52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Cobia49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Black sea bass48
- Greater amberjack48
- Red grouper47
- Gag grouper46
- Sheepshead45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 494 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.6 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
59Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In 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
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Tombstone Point
- Depth
- 2-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- 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 Tombstone Point
Tombstone Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-50 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, weakfish and little tunny. 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
- Morehead City Channel81
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- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 77
5 kt ENEH 5:04 AM · 2.7 ftL 11:02 AM · 0.9 ft
- Beaufort Channel81
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 81
- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 76
5 kt ENEH 4:54 AM · 2.8 ftL 10:55 AM · 1.2 ft
- Beaufort Inlet81
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 81
- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 76
5 kt ENEH 4:54 AM · 2.8 ftL 10:55 AM · 1.2 ft
- Tar Landing Bay78
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 68
5 kt ENEL 10:36 AM · 0.8 ftH 5:02 PM · 4.0 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.