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- Best of all
- Florida pompano59
- King mackerel59
- Crevalle jack57
- Summer flounder57
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot54
- Atlantic tarpon53
- Gray snapper53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Red drum51
- Black drum49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Gag grouper47
- Red snapper47
- Red grouper46
- Little tunny45
- Southern flounder44
- Greater amberjack43
- Spotted seatrout43
- Sheepshead41
- Cobia39
- Weakfish39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 483 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
54Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
82Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
79Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
45Season: 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
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Spot profile
Kingfish Shoal
- Depth
- 4-15 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 Kingfish Shoal
Kingfish Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-15 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 Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum 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
- Hog Island Reef71
Bar · 1.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 71
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Gray snapper 64
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- The Passage69
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 66
- Spot 65
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Wainwright Slue64
Gut · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 62
- Atlantic tarpon 61
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Camp Point64
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- King mackerel 63
- Atlantic tarpon 62
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 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.