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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Little tunny64
- Florida pompano63
- Spotted seatrout58
- Black sea bass57
- Bluefish56
- Red drum56
- Weakfish56
- Southern flounder55
- Gag grouper53
- Black drum50
- Striped bass50
- Sheepshead48
- Summer flounder48
- Red snapper46
- King mackerel41
- Greater amberjack38
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Atlantic tarpon34
- Crevalle jack34
- Gray snapper32
- Spanish mackerel32
- Cobia26
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 3510 AM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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
Monday, Nov 16 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt NWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
17Off 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
Long Point
- Depth
- 3-8 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 Long Point
Long Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, spotted seatrout and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and striped bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Little tunny peak from October 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
- Cowpen Creek71
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Southern flounder 64
5 kt NEL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:04 PM · 0.6 ft
- Swanquarter Bay71
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 67
4 kt NNEL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:04 PM · 0.6 ft
- Eastard Bay70
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 66
4 kt NNEL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:04 PM · 0.6 ft
- Cowpen Point66
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Little tunny 64
5 kt NEL 3:22 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:04 PM · 0.6 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.