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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel73
- Gray snapper67
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack64
- Summer flounder64
- Red drum61
- Spanish mackerel61
- Atlantic croaker60
- Florida pompano60
- Spot60
- Gray triggerfish59
- Red snapper59
- Black sea bass58
- Gag grouper58
- Red grouper58
- Greater amberjack57
- Black drum56
- Southern flounder56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Little tunny55
- Cobia53
- Sheepshead51
- Weakfish48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 5910 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-3 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
53Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
74Wind: 14 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
92Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
70Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: 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
Oyster Rocks
- Depth
- 4-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · slope
- 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 Rocks
Oyster Rocks is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, gray snapper and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano, gray triggerfish and red snapper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. 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.
- 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Wallace Channel71
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 69
14 kt ENEL 10:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:26 PM · 2.1 ft
- Blair Channel71
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Crevalle jack 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
14 kt ENEL 10:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:26 PM · 2.1 ft
- Horse Island Channel71
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 69
14 kt ENEL 10:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:26 PM · 2.1 ft
- Haulover Point64
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- King mackerel 63
14 kt ENEL 10:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:26 PM · 2.1 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.