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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Summer flounder67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Florida pompano66
- Crevalle jack65
- Gray snapper63
- King mackerel63
- Red drum63
- Black drum62
- Southern flounder62
- Spanish mackerel62
- Black sea bass57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Gag grouper55
- Red grouper55
- Red snapper55
- Little tunny54
- Sheepshead53
- Cobia50
- Greater amberjack50
- Weakfish50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 5710 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.8 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Middle Shoal
- Depth
- 3-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-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 Middle Shoal
Middle Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and summer flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Summer flounder peak from September 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
- Middle Shoal Creek77
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 71
7 kt ENEH 11:32 AM · 0.5 ftL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- Rose Bay77
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 71
7 kt ENEH 11:32 AM · 0.5 ftL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- Swan Point71
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 66
7 kt ENEH 11:32 AM · 0.5 ftL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- Swan Point Shoal71
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Summer flounder 67
7 kt ENEH 11:32 AM · 0.5 ftL 6:05 PM · 0.3 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.