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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot63
- Red drum62
- Crevalle jack59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Southern flounder58
- Summer flounder55
- Gray snapper54
- King mackerel54
- Spotted seatrout53
- Black drum49
- Florida pompano49
- Weakfish49
- Red snapper48
- Gray triggerfish46
- Black sea bass45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Cobia44
- Gag grouper44
- Red grouper44
- Sheepshead41
- Greater amberjack39
- Little tunny36
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 464 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Friday, Sep 25 · 11 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
48Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 10 kt NNWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 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
Buck Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Buck Creek
Buck Creek is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, weakfish and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. 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.
- 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
- Great Island Narrows66
Channel · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Crevalle jack 61
11 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Juniper Bay65
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
- Atlantic tarpon 62
11 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Laurel Creek62
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Red drum 60
11 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Cunning Harbor Bay62
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Atlantic tarpon 59
11 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 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.