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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot66
- Red drum58
- Florida pompano57
- Atlantic tarpon56
- Crevalle jack54
- King mackerel54
- Summer flounder53
- Southern flounder51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Gray snapper50
- Black drum48
- Little tunny46
- Gray triggerfish44
- Black sea bass43
- Gag grouper43
- Red snapper43
- Red grouper42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Sheepshead39
- Cobia38
- Greater amberjack38
- Weakfish38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 448 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High1.4 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
30Tide: High slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
79Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: 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
Howland Point
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Howland Point
Howland Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. 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.
- 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
- Jarrett Bay75
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- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 61
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- Ditch Cove75
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 61
12 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ft
- Wade Creek72
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 59
12 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ft
- Procks Point67
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Florida pompano 58
12 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 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.