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Best score today · 6 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 5112 AM EST
- Best window
- 10 AM-2 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.4 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
Thursday, Nov 5 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
94Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 11 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Major periodSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
66Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Greater amberjack
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 28 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Apr 1
- Other
- Private-vessel anglers need the State Reef Fish Angler designation. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Open January through March and May through December. Closed in April.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Amberjack, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (3 per day)
- Bonefish Catch & release (No retention)
- Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
- Crevalle jack Retention open
- Florida pompano Retention open (6 per day)
- Gag grouper Closed (No retention)
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (10 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (5 per day)
- Permit Retention open (1 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined))
- Red snapper Check regulations
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 16 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Triumph Reef
- Depth
- 20-25 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Reef · Outer · ExposedReef · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack
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 Triumph Reef
Triumph Reef is a bar in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth is 20-25 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads reef, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, bonefish and common snook, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray snapper, red grouper and greater amberjack. King mackerel peak from November through March. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Florida pompano peak from December through March.
Tackle & technique
- Greater amberjack
- Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
- 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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Sands Cut70
Channel · 4.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 70
- Red drum 68
- Crevalle jack 66
5 kt ENEH 3:33 AM · 1.7 ftL 10:36 AM · 0.4 ft
- Legare Anchorage65
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 65
- King mackerel 63
- Gray snapper 59
5 kt ENEH 1:43 AM · 2.8 ftL 8:05 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bache Shoal65
Bar · 2.4 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 65
- Red drum 62
- Crevalle jack 61
5 kt ENEH 1:43 AM · 2.8 ftL 8:05 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bowles Bank65
Bar · 3.0 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 65
- King mackerel 64
- Red drum 62
5 kt ENEH 3:02 AM · 1.9 ftL 9:43 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 FWC before you keep a fish.