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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker53
- Spot51
- Crevalle jack50
- King mackerel49
- Atlantic tarpon47
- Gray snapper47
- Red drum47
- Summer flounder46
- Florida pompano43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Black drum42
- Red snapper42
- Black sea bass41
- Gag grouper41
- Red grouper41
- Southern flounder41
- Little tunny40
- Sheepshead39
- Spanish mackerel38
- Cobia37
- Spotted seatrout37
- Greater amberjack36
- Weakfish31
- Bluefish30
Best score today · 1 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 4311 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Low0.3 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
85Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 · 6 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Pond Point
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Drum Pond Point
Drum Pond Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, black drum and red snapper. 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
- Fullers Ditch62
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 58
- Crevalle jack 55
12 kt NEL 11:25 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.3 ft
- The Passage62
Channel · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 57
- Crevalle jack 55
12 kt NEL 11:25 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.3 ft
- Hog Island Reef60
Bar · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- King mackerel 58
- Gray snapper 54
12 kt NEL 11:25 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.3 ft
- Back Bay59
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 57
- Crevalle jack 55
12 kt NEL 11:25 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 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.