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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano53
- King mackerel53
- Crevalle jack49
- Black sea bass40
- Red snapper40
- Gag grouper39
- Gray triggerfish39
- Red grouper38
- Greater amberjack36
- Atlantic croaker35
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Black drum35
- Gray snapper35
- Little tunny35
- Red drum35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Spot35
- Summer flounder35
- Weakfish35
- Cobia34
- Sheepshead33
- Bluefish32
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 398 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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
56Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
41Wind: 18 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.9 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
Oyster Creek Pit
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Oyster Creek Pit
Oyster Creek Pit is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, red snapper and gag grouper. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Goose Bay56
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 56
- King mackerel 55
- Florida pompano 54
18 kt NNEL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:59 PM · 0.3 ft
- Goose Bay Point55
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 55
- Florida pompano 54
- Crevalle jack 51
18 kt NNEL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:59 PM · 0.3 ft
- Oyster Creek54
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 54
- King mackerel 53
- Florida pompano 52
18 kt NNEL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:59 PM · 0.3 ft
- Cowpen Point53
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 53
- Florida pompano 52
- Crevalle jack 49
18 kt NNEL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:59 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.