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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot72
- Spotted seatrout69
- Weakfish69
- Florida pompano68
- Red drum67
- Southern flounder66
- Little tunny65
- Black sea bass63
- Black drum61
- Bluefish61
- Summer flounder61
- Gag grouper59
- Sheepshead58
- Red snapper52
- Striped bass52
- King mackerel48
- Crevalle jack46
- Greater amberjack43
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 359 AM EST
- Best window
- 5-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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
Wednesday, Nov 4 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 7 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 65°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
27Off 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 yesterday
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
Deep Bay
- Depth
- 7-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Deep Bay
Deep Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 7-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, weakfish, Florida pompano and red drum, 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. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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
- Bernice Creek72
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Red drum 70
8 kt NNEH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ft
- Eastard Bay72
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Spotted seatrout 70
5 kt NNEH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek72
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Red drum 70
8 kt NNEH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ft
- Upper Island Point69
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
5 kt NNEH 9:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 3:22 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.