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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot64
- Florida pompano60
- Crevalle jack59
- Gray snapper53
- King mackerel52
- Red drum52
- Summer flounder50
- Spanish mackerel48
- Black drum46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Black sea bass45
- Red snapper45
- Gag grouper44
- Red grouper44
- Sheepshead42
- Spotted seatrout42
- Little tunny41
- Greater amberjack39
- Weakfish38
- Cobia37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 462 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
61Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
55Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Eastard Bay
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Eastard Bay
Eastard Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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
- Shell Narrows68
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 62
15 kt NNEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ft
- Swanquarter Bay66
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 64
- Florida pompano 60
15 kt NNEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ft
- Deep Bay35
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 35
- Black drum 35
- Black sea bass 35
21 kt NEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bernice Creek35
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 35
- Black drum 35
- Black sea bass 35
21 kt NEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 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.