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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot72
- Red drum69
- Spotted seatrout67
- Weakfish67
- Black sea bass66
- Florida pompano65
- Little tunny63
- Black drum61
- Southern flounder61
- Summer flounder59
- Bluefish57
- Gag grouper57
- Striped bass57
- Sheepshead56
- Red snapper50
- Crevalle jack45
- King mackerel45
- Greater amberjack41
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia27
Best score today · 3 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 355 PM EST
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
96Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
91Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
19Off 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 today
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
Cape Channel
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Cape Channel
Cape Channel is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout, weakfish and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. 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
- Brooks Point79
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 79
- Black sea bass 73
- Bluefish 71
9 kt ENEL 7:56 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:03 AM · 3.0 ft
- Buxton Harbor Channel79
Channel · 2.4 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 79
- Black sea bass 78
- Red drum 77
9 kt ENEL 7:57 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:04 AM · 3.0 ft
- Brooks Creek76
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 76
- Weakfish 75
- Black sea bass 73
9 kt ENEL 7:56 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:03 AM · 3.0 ft
- Devil Shoals72
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 72
- Little tunny 68
- Spot 66
9 kt ENEL 12:01 AM · 0.1 ftH 5:03 AM · 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.