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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot58
- Crevalle jack54
- Gray snapper54
- Red drum53
- Summer flounder51
- King mackerel50
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass48
- Red snapper45
- Weakfish44
- Gray triggerfish43
- Sheepshead43
- Gag grouper42
- Red grouper42
- Greater amberjack37
- Spanish mackerel37
- Little tunny33
- Cobia32
- Bluefish31
- Florida pompano31
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 439 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.3 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
98Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
22Wind: 21 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 3.5 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
Cockrel Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Cockrel Creek
Cockrel Creek is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, red snapper and weakfish. 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
- Shingle Creek57
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Crevalle jack 54
21 kt NEL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:41 AM · 1.9 ft
- Tar Hole Inlet57
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Crevalle jack 57
- Spot 57
21 kt NEL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:41 AM · 1.9 ft
- Terrapin Shoal54
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 54
- Atlantic croaker 52
- Spot 52
21 kt NEL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:41 AM · 1.9 ft
- Legged Lump52
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 52
- Spot 52
- King mackerel 50
21 kt NEL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:41 AM · 1.9 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.