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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel52
- Little tunny52
- Crevalle jack51
- Summer flounder50
- Atlantic croaker49
- Spot49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Red drum48
- Gray snapper47
- Southern flounder47
- Atlantic tarpon46
- Weakfish45
- Florida pompano44
- Black sea bass42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Black drum40
- Gag grouper40
- Gray triggerfish38
- Red grouper38
- Red snapper38
- Sheepshead38
- Cobia37
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 387 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.3 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
0Tide: Low slackWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 11 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
65Light: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bonners Point
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Bonners Point
Bonners Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, little tunny and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, Florida pompano and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Little tunny peak from October through November. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Big Bay56
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 56
- Summer flounder 55
- Atlantic croaker 54
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Catnip Point52
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 52
- Little tunny 52
- Crevalle jack 51
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Plum Point52
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 52
- Little tunny 52
- Crevalle jack 51
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Sullivan Point52
Cape · 3.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 52
- Crevalle jack 51
- Little tunny 51
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 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.