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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano53
- King mackerel52
- Atlantic croaker51
- Crevalle jack51
- Summer flounder50
- Spot49
- Gray snapper46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Red drum45
- Black drum43
- Black sea bass43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Gag grouper42
- Red snapper42
- Red grouper41
- Little tunny40
- Greater amberjack36
- Sheepshead36
- Spotted seatrout36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
- Weakfish33
- Cobia31
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 437 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.3 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
63Wind: 13 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.1 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
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Swan Point Shoal
- Depth
- 4-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Swan Point Shoal
Swan Point Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. 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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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
- Rose Bay57
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 54
13 kt NNEH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:56 AM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Shoal Creek57
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 54
13 kt NNEH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:56 AM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Shoal53
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 53
- King mackerel 52
- Atlantic croaker 51
13 kt NNEH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:56 AM · 0.3 ft
- Swan Point52
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 52
- Atlantic croaker 51
- Crevalle jack 51
13 kt NNEH 1:56 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:56 AM · 0.3 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.