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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack65
- King mackerel61
- Atlantic croaker60
- Red drum60
- Spot60
- Summer flounder59
- Gray snapper55
- Florida pompano53
- Black drum50
- Black sea bass50
- Gag grouper50
- Red snapper50
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red grouper49
- Weakfish48
- Spanish mackerel47
- Greater amberjack46
- Cobia45
- Little tunny45
- Sheepshead44
- Bluefish35
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 496 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-8 PMFlood 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
Saturday, Sep 26 · 8 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind: 24 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.3 ftSeason & 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
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Spot profile
Phipps Cove
- Depth
- 2-3 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 Phipps Cove
Phipps Cove is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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
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- King mackerel 63
- Red drum 63
20 kt NEH 8:51 PM · 0.9 ftL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ft
- Mill Creek63
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Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 63
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
21 kt NEH 8:36 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:48 AM · 0.2 ft
- Gibbs Point60
Cape · 5.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 60
- King mackerel 59
- Summer flounder 59
21 kt NEH 8:36 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:48 AM · 0.2 ft
- Otter Pond Point59
Cape · 6.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 59
- King mackerel 58
- Crevalle jack 56
21 kt NEH 8:36 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:48 AM · 0.2 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.