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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack62
- King mackerel62
- Summer flounder61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Florida pompano60
- Atlantic croaker59
- Red drum59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Spot59
- Gray snapper58
- Black drum55
- Little tunny54
- Southern flounder53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Gag grouper48
- Greater amberjack48
- Red grouper48
- Cobia46
- Weakfish45
- Sheepshead44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 491 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
51Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
79Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
45Season: 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
Gull Shoal
- Depth
- 8-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Shoal
Gull Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 8-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and summer flounder. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, summer flounder and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and little tunny. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Summer flounder peak from September 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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Gull Rocks71
Bar · 2.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 71
- Gray snapper 65
- Crevalle jack 62
9 kt ENEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ft
- Hillerys Cove68
Bay · 3.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 68
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 64
9 kt ENEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ft
- Hog Island Shoal62
Bar · 3.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 62
- King mackerel 62
- Summer flounder 61
9 kt ENEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ft
- Bensons Point61
Cape · 4.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- King mackerel 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
9 kt ENEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 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.