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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot76
- Red drum67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Crevalle jack66
- Florida pompano63
- King mackerel61
- Summer flounder61
- Southern flounder60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Gray snapper59
- Black drum57
- Spanish mackerel53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red snapper52
- Black sea bass51
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper50
- Weakfish50
- Cobia49
- Little tunny48
- Sheepshead48
- Greater amberjack46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 527 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.4 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
Saturday, Oct 3 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
99Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: 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
Wading Creek
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Wading Creek
Wading Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and gray triggerfish. 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
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- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 70
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- Ware Creek80
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 79
- Red drum 71
9 kt NEL 12:54 AM · 0.8 ftH 6:36 AM · 3.0 ft
- Gable Creek77
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 76
- Red drum 69
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- Fulcher Creek77
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 76
- Red drum 69
12 kt NEH 7:42 PM · 2.0 ftL 2:49 AM · 0.5 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.