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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Gray snapper59
- King mackerel59
- Red drum59
- Crevalle jack58
- Red snapper53
- Summer flounder53
- Florida pompano52
- Gray triggerfish51
- Southern flounder51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Black sea bass50
- Black drum49
- Gag grouper49
- Little tunny49
- Red grouper49
- Spanish mackerel47
- Greater amberjack46
- Weakfish46
- Sheepshead45
- Cobia42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 511 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-6 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding2.3 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
75Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 11 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
45Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Wreck Point
- Depth
- 5-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Wreck Point
Wreck Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 5-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for red snapper, Florida pompano, gray triggerfish 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
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- Spot 61
- Atlantic tarpon 60
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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.