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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot69
- King mackerel64
- Florida pompano62
- Crevalle jack58
- Summer flounder55
- Atlantic tarpon54
- Gray snapper53
- Red drum53
- Spanish mackerel50
- Black drum48
- Spotted seatrout48
- Southern flounder47
- Black sea bass46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red snapper46
- Gag grouper45
- Red grouper45
- Cobia43
- Sheepshead43
- Weakfish43
- Little tunny42
- Greater amberjack40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 465 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.2 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
41Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
78Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
46Season: 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
Pamlico Sound
- Depth
- About 20 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 Pamlico Sound
Pamlico Sound is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 20 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 king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and 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
- Gull Rocks77
Bar · 6.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 77
- Gray snapper 71
- Crevalle jack 68
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Hillerys Cove73
Bay · 8.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Gull Shoal69
Bar · 4.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 69
- Crevalle jack 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
13 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Hog Island Shoal68
Bar · 7.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 68
- King mackerel 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
13 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.