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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel61
- Atlantic croaker60
- Spot60
- Crevalle jack58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Red drum56
- Summer flounder55
- Gray snapper54
- Florida pompano53
- Black drum52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Little tunny51
- Southern flounder51
- Black sea bass50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Red grouper48
- Cobia46
- Weakfish46
- Sheepshead45
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 492 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMFlood 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
52Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 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 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
Pingleton Point
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Pingleton Point
Pingleton Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Otter Creek65
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 63
9 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Rawls Point62
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
9 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pains Point60
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- King mackerel 60
- Spot 60
9 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Juniper Swamp Point60
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- King mackerel 60
- Spot 60
9 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.