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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot62
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Gray snapper59
- Red drum59
- Crevalle jack58
- King mackerel55
- Southern flounder55
- Spotted seatrout54
- Summer flounder52
- Red snapper51
- Black drum50
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Little tunny49
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Weakfish47
- Greater amberjack44
- Sheepshead44
- Cobia41
- Florida pompano39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 2 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 493 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-6 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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
Saturday, Sep 26 · 1 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
34Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 12 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
86Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & 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
Paton Point
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Paton Point
Paton Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-6 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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for red snapper, black drum, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. 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
- Dixon Creek Point64
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 60
14 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Store Point64
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 60
14 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Peterson Point64
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 60
14 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Facing Point64
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 60
14 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 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.