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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot71
- Crevalle jack67
- Summer flounder65
- Gray snapper64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Red drum63
- Southern flounder63
- King mackerel62
- Black drum60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Florida pompano59
- Cobia57
- Sheepshead57
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black sea bass55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper54
- Red snapper54
- Little tunny51
- Weakfish51
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 552 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-9 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 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
69Wind: 9 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 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
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Stumpy Point Bay
- Depth
- 3-9 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 Stumpy Point Bay
Stumpy Point Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and summer flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, cobia and sheepshead. 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
- Parched Corn Bay73
Bay · 6.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 67
6 kt ESEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Bay71
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 66
6 kt ESEH 7:03 PM · 0.6 ftL 1:42 AM · 0.5 ft
- Drain Point66
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 61
6 kt ESEH 7:03 PM · 0.6 ftL 1:42 AM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Point66
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- King mackerel 62
6 kt ESEH 7:03 PM · 0.6 ftL 1:42 AM · 0.5 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.