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Bar · Florida

Triumph Reef

25.49°N · 80.12°W · Bar · Biscayne Bay

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Best score today · 11 AM · Cobia

69/100Great
Now
456 PM EST
Best window
6-7 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.1 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Thursday, Nov 12 · 2 AM

Time2A
Score51Good
Tide0.7 ft ▼Ebbing
Wind11 kn Ngusts 20 · steady
Air temp68°Mild
WeatherClear10% cloud
Water83°FPersisted

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

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Cobia

Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 36 in, fork length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
1 per person or 2 per vessel, whichever is less. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Cobia, 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)
  • 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)
  • Greater amberjack Retention open (1 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)

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Cobia is best here

Shoulder season for Cobia · 4 more weeks at shoulder

Cobia season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Cobia · 4 more weeks at shoulder.
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Spot profile

Triumph Reef

Depth
20-25 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Reef · Outer · ExposedReef · flat bottom
Season
Shoulder seasonCobia

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 red grouper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, common snook and red drum, and shoulder season for red grouper, greater amberjack, gray snapper and Spanish mackerel. King mackerel peak from November through March. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Red grouper peak from April through June.

Tackle & technique

Cobia
Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
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 Cut

    Channel · 4.1 mi

    80
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 80
    • Common snook 79
    • Red drum 76

    8 kt EL 10:07 PM · 0.5 ftH 3:33 AM · 1.7 ft

  • Legare Anchorage

    Channel · 1.1 mi

    79
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 79
    • King mackerel 76
    • Common snook 75

    8 kt EL 7:36 PM · 0.8 ftH 1:43 AM · 2.8 ft

  • Bowles Bank

    Bar · 3.0 mi

    77
    Top: King mackerelPeak season
    • King mackerel 77
    • Crevalle jack 75
    • Common snook 74

    8 kt EL 9:19 PM · 0.7 ftH 3:02 AM · 1.9 ft

  • Bache Shoal

    Bar · 2.4 mi

    74
    Top: Common snookPeak season
    • Common snook 74
    • Crevalle jack 74
    • King mackerel 72

    8 kt EL 7:36 PM · 0.8 ftH 1:43 AM · 2.8 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.