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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel49
- Atlantic croaker48
- Gray snapper48
- Spot48
- Crevalle jack47
- Red drum47
- Florida pompano43
- Red snapper43
- Summer flounder43
- Black sea bass40
- Little tunny40
- Gag grouper39
- Gray triggerfish39
- Black drum38
- Red grouper38
- Greater amberjack36
- Spanish mackerel36
- Bluefish35
- Weakfish35
- Sheepshead34
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Cobia30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 3 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 392 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-7 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
71Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 3 kt NNEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
93Water temp: 75°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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
Horsepen Point
- Depth
- 2-7 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Horsepen Point
Horsepen Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, gray snapper and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black sea bass and little tunny. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Old Slough57
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- Red drum 54
- Spot 54
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- Northern Pond54
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 54
- Spot 54
- Crevalle jack 52
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- Gap Point49
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Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 49
- Atlantic croaker 48
- Gray snapper 48
21 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 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.