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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny76
- Spotted seatrout74
- Red drum73
- Black sea bass70
- Weakfish69
- Bluefish68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Gag grouper67
- Southern flounder67
- Spot67
- Striped bass67
- Black drum63
- Sheepshead62
- Summer flounder61
- Red snapper60
- King mackerel54
- Florida pompano52
- Greater amberjack51
- Crevalle jack49
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 351 PM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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
Friday, Nov 13 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 3 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
18Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
East Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 East Point
East Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. 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.
- 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Masons Harbor80
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 80
- Black sea bass 76
- Spot 76
5 kt EL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Gaylord Bay79
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 79
- Red drum 77
- Weakfish 75
5 kt EL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Mixon Creek74
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 74
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Southern flounder 71
5 kt EL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Long Point74
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Spotted seatrout 71
- Black sea bass 69
6 kt EL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 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.