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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Red drum67
- Spotted seatrout64
- Crevalle jack62
- Gray snapper62
- King mackerel62
- Southern flounder61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Summer flounder60
- Black drum57
- Gray triggerfish56
- Little tunny56
- Red snapper56
- Black sea bass55
- Gag grouper55
- Red grouper55
- Sheepshead55
- Florida pompano54
- Cobia53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Greater amberjack50
- Weakfish47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 562 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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
Saturday, Sep 26 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.9 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 81°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
45Season: 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 · 6 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 2-10 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 Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-10 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for black drum, gray triggerfish, little tunny and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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
- Sandy Bay75
Bay · 1.1 mi
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- Spot 75
- Red drum 74
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- Parched Corn Bay75
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Red drum 74
7 kt SWH 6:27 PM · 0.7 ftL 12:17 AM · 0.5 ft
- Stumpy Point Bay73
Bay · 4.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 73
- Spot 73
2 kt WNWH 4:11 PM · 0.7 ftL 10:49 PM · 0.4 ft
- Drain Point68
Cape · 4.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Red drum 67
2 kt WNWH 4:11 PM · 0.7 ftL 10:49 PM · 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.