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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Black sea bass75
- Gag grouper73
- Little tunny70
- Bluefish69
- Red snapper66
- Weakfish64
- Red drum63
- Summer flounder63
- Sheepshead62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Black drum61
- King mackerel61
- Spot60
- Atlantic croaker59
- Greater amberjack56
- Striped bass56
- Florida pompano55
- Southern flounder54
- Crevalle jack47
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 355 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.2 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
99Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
66Wind: 15 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 69°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
42Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Prime structureDepth: 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
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Flounder Rock
- Depth
- 3-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · 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 Flounder Rock
Flounder Rock is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, gag grouper and little tunny. It is peak season now for black sea bass, gag grouper, little tunny and bluefish, and shoulder season for red snapper, summer flounder, sheepshead and black drum. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Gag grouper peak from November through December. Little tunny peak 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.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Oyster Rocks76
Bar · 2.3 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 76
- Gag grouper 73
- Little tunny 70
13 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Mount Vernon Rock75
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 75
- Gag grouper 73
- Red drum 72
13 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Haulover Point73
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Black sea bass 67
- Bluefish 67
13 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Baymarsh Thorofare72
Gut · 2.7 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 72
- Red drum 72
- Weakfish 72
13 kt ENEL 8:07 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:12 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.