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Gray triggerfishOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Black sea bass65
- Little tunny65
- Bluefish61
- Florida pompano61
- Gag grouper61
- Red drum54
- Striped bass54
- Red snapper53
- Weakfish53
- Atlantic croaker52
- Sheepshead52
- Spot52
- Summer flounder50
- Black drum49
- King mackerel49
- Greater amberjack48
- Crevalle jack45
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Cobia34
- Spanish mackerel34
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Atlantic tarpon27
Best score today · 7 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 3510 AM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.2 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
85Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 68°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 SCDNR before you keep a fish.
Source: SCDNR · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 2-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 2-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, little tunny and bluefish. It is peak season now for black sea bass, little tunny, bluefish and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for striped bass, red snapper, Atlantic croaker and sheepshead. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
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.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Clark Creek70
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- Weakfish 62
- Atlantic croaker 61
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- Bird Island Shoal70
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- Black sea bass 65
- Bluefish 64
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- White Banks69
Bar · 1.6 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 69
- Black sea bass 65
- Bluefish 63
10 kt EH 3:02 PM · 5.5 ftL 9:20 PM · 0.6 ft
- Bulls Bay68
Bay · 4.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 68
- Black sea bass 65
- Little tunny 63
10 kt EH 2:54 PM · 5.6 ftL 9:12 PM · 0.6 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 SCDNR before you keep a fish.