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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel78
- Gray snapper72
- Crevalle jack69
- Florida pompano69
- Summer flounder69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Gray triggerfish68
- Red snapper68
- Spot68
- Black sea bass67
- Gag grouper67
- Red grouper66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Spanish mackerel64
- Greater amberjack63
- Red drum62
- Black drum61
- Little tunny59
- Sheepshead59
- Cobia57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Southern flounder56
- Weakfish52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 687 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
69Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: 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
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- This week
Spot profile
Gull Rocks
- Depth
- 3-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · 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 Gull Rocks
Gull Rocks is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, gray snapper and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, crevalle jack and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, red snapper and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Hillerys Cove74
Bay · 2.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
13 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Gull Shoal70
Bar · 2.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 70
- Crevalle jack 69
- Florida pompano 69
13 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Hog Island Shoal69
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 69
- Florida pompano 69
- King mackerel 69
13 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bensons Point67
Cape · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 67
- King mackerel 67
13 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 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.