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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot71
- Crevalle jack65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Gray snapper61
- King mackerel61
- Summer flounder61
- Florida pompano59
- Red drum59
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass57
- Spotted seatrout56
- Southern flounder54
- Gag grouper52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red snapper52
- Red grouper51
- Sheepshead51
- Weakfish51
- Spanish mackerel50
- Greater amberjack46
- Little tunny45
- Cobia41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 527 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.1 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
70Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 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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Spot profile
Big Foot Slough Channel
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Big Foot Slough Channel
Big Foot Slough Channel is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. 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.
- 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
- Howard Reef71
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- King mackerel 68
- Florida pompano 64
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- Teaches Hole Channel65
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 57
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- Northern Pond62
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Crevalle jack 57
19 kt NEL 12:39 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ft
- Gap Point57
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 56
- King mackerel 53
19 kt NEL 12:39 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:02 AM · 1.0 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.