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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot60
- Atlantic tarpon58
- King mackerel58
- Crevalle jack57
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum55
- Summer flounder53
- Little tunny51
- Southern flounder51
- Florida pompano50
- Black drum49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red snapper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead45
- Cobia43
- Weakfish43
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 4811 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-11 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Low0.9 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
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
96Water 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 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Willis Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Willis Point
Willis Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. 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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, black drum 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
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- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
8 kt ENEL 11:10 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:40 PM · 3.5 ft
- Crab Point Bay68
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Crevalle jack 67
8 kt ENEL 11:10 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:40 PM · 3.5 ft
- Dennis Bay68
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Crevalle jack 67
8 kt ENEL 11:10 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:40 PM · 3.5 ft
- Calico Bay66
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 62
8 kt ENEL 11:10 AM · 0.9 ftH 5:40 PM · 3.5 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.