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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Crevalle jack65
- Red drum65
- Southern flounder63
- Summer flounder61
- King mackerel59
- Black drum57
- Gray snapper57
- Spotted seatrout55
- Gray triggerfish52
- Black sea bass51
- Cobia51
- Red snapper51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Sheepshead50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Florida pompano47
- Greater amberjack46
- Little tunny46
- Weakfish46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 521 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.2 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
69Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
43Season: 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Nelson Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Nelson Bay
Nelson Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, gray triggerfish, black sea bass and cobia. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Broad Creek67
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 65
7 kt ENEL 2:40 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.6 ft
- Lewis Creek67
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 65
7 kt ENEL 2:40 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.6 ft
- Short Point65
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Southern flounder 63
7 kt ENEL 2:40 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.6 ft
- Green Point65
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 65
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Southern flounder 63
7 kt ENEL 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.