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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel62
- Crevalle jack61
- Florida pompano61
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot59
- Summer flounder59
- Gray snapper57
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Red drum53
- Black drum52
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red snapper52
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Little tunny50
- Greater amberjack47
- Southern flounder47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Sheepshead46
- Cobia42
- Weakfish42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 523 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.6 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
86Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
64Wind: 15 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 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 today
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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- This week
Spot profile
Amity Shoal (historical)
- Depth
- 6-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Outer · ExposedBar · 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 Amity Shoal (historical)
Amity Shoal (historical) is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 6-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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.
- 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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
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- Horse Island Channel68
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- Crevalle jack 66
- Spot 66
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- Blair Channel68
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- Crevalle jack 66
- Spot 65
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- Vera Cruz Shoal62
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Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Crevalle jack 61
- Florida pompano 61
15 kt ENEH 5:26 PM · 2.1 ftL 11:52 PM · 0.6 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.