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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Crevalle jack67
- Summer flounder67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- King mackerel66
- Gray snapper65
- Spanish mackerel64
- Florida pompano63
- Black drum62
- Red drum62
- Southern flounder59
- Little tunny58
- Black sea bass57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Gag grouper56
- Red grouper55
- Sheepshead54
- Greater amberjack51
- Weakfish51
- Cobia50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 577 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.4 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
77Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: 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 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
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- This week
Spot profile
Legged Lump
- Depth
- 5-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Inner · Semi-exposedBar · 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 Legged Lump
Legged Lump is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 5-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, 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 summer flounder, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano, black drum and little tunny. 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
- Cockrel Creek77
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 74
8 kt NEL 10:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ft
- Tar Hole Inlet76
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 76
- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
8 kt NEL 10:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ft
- Shingle Creek74
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 72
8 kt NEL 10:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ft
- Terrapin Shoal71
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Atlantic croaker 68
8 kt NEL 10:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:25 PM · 2.2 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.