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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot67
- Red drum60
- Florida pompano59
- Gray snapper58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- King mackerel55
- Crevalle jack54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Summer flounder52
- Southern flounder50
- Little tunny47
- Spanish mackerel46
- Black drum44
- Red snapper44
- Weakfish43
- Cobia42
- Gray triggerfish41
- Greater amberjack41
- Black sea bass40
- Gag grouper40
- Red grouper40
- Sheepshead38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 3 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 412 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-4 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High2.3 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 1 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 10 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
34Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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 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
Duncan Point
- Depth
- 2-5 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 Duncan Point
Duncan Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-5 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black drum. 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
- Old Rollinson Channel79
Channel · 2.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Red drum 76
- Spot 76
9 kt NEH 3:25 AM · 0.8 ftL 10:01 AM · 0.6 ft
- Egg Shoal79
Bar · 3.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 79
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
9 kt NEH 3:25 AM · 0.8 ftL 10:01 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sandy Bay74
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 73
- Red drum 72
9 kt NEH 3:25 AM · 0.8 ftL 10:01 AM · 0.6 ft
- Durant Point68
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Red drum 68
- Spot 67
9 kt NEH 3:25 AM · 0.8 ftL 10:01 AM · 0.6 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.