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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny76
- Black sea bass71
- Red drum70
- Spotted seatrout70
- Bluefish69
- Weakfish69
- Gag grouper67
- Spot67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Striped bass65
- Southern flounder63
- Black drum62
- Sheepshead61
- Summer flounder61
- Red snapper60
- King mackerel54
- Florida pompano52
- Greater amberjack51
- Crevalle jack49
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 351 PM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Nov 11 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
House Cove Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 House Cove Point
House Cove Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, black sea bass and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, black sea bass, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- House Cove75
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 75
- Red drum 74
- Weakfish 74
10 kt ENEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft
- Cedar Creek Point74
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Black sea bass 69
- Spotted seatrout 69
10 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Island Creeks Point74
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Black sea bass 69
- Spotted seatrout 69
10 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Southward Bay73
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Weakfish 72
10 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 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.