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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano58
- King mackerel49
- Crevalle jack47
- Summer flounder46
- Spanish mackerel45
- Gray snapper44
- Little tunny39
- Black sea bass37
- Gray triggerfish37
- Red snapper37
- Gag grouper36
- Red grouper36
- Greater amberjack35
- Bluefish34
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Sheepshead30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 376 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.3 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
56Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
21Wind: 21 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.0 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
46Season: 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
Hatteras Shoals
- Depth
- 15-20 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Outer · 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 Hatteras Shoals
Hatteras Shoals is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 15-20 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, summer flounder and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black sea bass. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. 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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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
- Diamond Shoals58
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Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 58
- King mackerel 49
- Crevalle jack 47
21 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:34 AM · 2.9 ft
- Atlantic Ocean58
Sea · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Spot 57
- King mackerel 55
21 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:34 AM · 2.9 ft
- Hatteras Slough52
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 52
- Florida pompano 50
- Gray snapper 49
21 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:34 AM · 2.9 ft
- Cape Point51
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 51
- King mackerel 49
- Crevalle jack 47
21 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:34 AM · 2.9 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.