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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Crevalle jack67
- King mackerel66
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Gray snapper62
- Red drum61
- Summer flounder61
- Florida pompano59
- Little tunny59
- Black sea bass58
- Gag grouper58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Red snapper58
- Black drum57
- Red grouper57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Southern flounder55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Sheepshead54
- Greater amberjack52
- Cobia51
- Weakfish51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 584 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 75°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
Pains 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 Pains Point
Pains 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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
- Pains Bay75
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 75
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
12 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Rawls Point69
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 69
- King mackerel 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
12 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pingleton Point68
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 67
12 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Juniper Swamp Point68
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 67
12 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 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.