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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot72
- Florida pompano63
- Atlantic tarpon59
- King mackerel59
- Crevalle jack58
- Gray snapper56
- Red drum54
- Summer flounder54
- Little tunny52
- Southern flounder52
- Spanish mackerel50
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red snapper48
- Spotted seatrout48
- Red grouper47
- Sheepshead45
- Weakfish44
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 488 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
31Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
91Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 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
Long Point
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Long Point
Long 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 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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
- Old Drum Inlet82
Gut · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Spot 79
- Florida pompano 69
4 kt NNWL 2:40 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.6 ft
- Drum Inlet (historical)82
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Spot 79
- Atlantic tarpon 67
4 kt NNWL 2:40 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.6 ft
- Point of Beach73
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 63
4 kt NNWL 2:40 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.6 ft
- Point of Grass73
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 63
4 kt NNWL 2:40 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:47 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.