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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Red drum60
- Crevalle jack58
- Gray snapper58
- Florida pompano56
- Southern flounder56
- Spotted seatrout55
- Summer flounder51
- Black drum50
- King mackerel49
- Spanish mackerel47
- Weakfish46
- Red snapper45
- Black sea bass43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Sheepshead43
- Gag grouper41
- Little tunny41
- Red grouper41
- Cobia40
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 432 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
53Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & 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
Cow Hole Bay
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Cow Hole Bay
Cow Hole Bay is a bay in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and weakfish. 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
- Holly Point65
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 62
- Red drum 56
13 kt NEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Dixon Creek Point65
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 62
- Red drum 56
13 kt NEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Clark Point65
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 62
- Red drum 56
13 kt NEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Old Field Point65
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 62
- Red drum 56
13 kt NEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 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.