UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack67
- Gray snapper67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Red drum65
- King mackerel63
- Summer flounder63
- Spotted seatrout61
- Southern flounder58
- Black drum57
- Red snapper57
- Weakfish56
- Spanish mackerel55
- Black sea bass54
- Gag grouper53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Sheepshead53
- Red grouper52
- Cobia51
- Little tunny51
- Greater amberjack50
- Florida pompano49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 531 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-3 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Hickory Creek Bay scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Monday, Sep 28 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 6 kt WPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 yesterday
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
Hickory Creek Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Hickory Creek Bay
Hickory Creek Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, weakfish and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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
- Mount Pheasant Bay70
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Red drum 70
- Spot 70
12 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Old Hill Bay70
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
12 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bensons Point64
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Gray snapper 63
12 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Green Point64
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Gray snapper 63
12 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 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.