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Gray triggerfishRetention openCape · Florida
Paradise Point
29.68°N · 85.09°W · Cape · Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Red drum66
- Gray snapper61
- Spanish mackerel60
- Crevalle jack58
- Gag grouper55
- King mackerel54
- Permit54
- Southern flounder53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red grouper52
- Red snapper52
- Black drum51
- Cobia49
- Florida pompano49
- Greater amberjack46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Yellowfin tuna46
- Mahi-mahi41
- Wahoo41
- Sailfish36
- Sheepshead35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 527 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
81Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 2 kt SWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 87°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Gray triggerfish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 15 in, fork length
- Season
- Aug 1 to Dec 31, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Jan 1
- Other
- Private-vessel anglers need the State Reef Fish Angler designation. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Gulf season is March 1 through May 31 and August 1 through December 31. Federal waters can close early if the quota is met.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Gray Triggerfish, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (10 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 Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Red snapper Retention open (2 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Paradise Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Paradise Point
Paradise Point is a cape in Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 23 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, red drum and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, Spanish mackerel, crevalle jack and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from July through September. Atlantic tarpon peak from May through July. Red drum peak from September through November.
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.
- Atlantic tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Saint Vincent Sound72
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Atlantic tarpon 68
2 kt SWL 10:13 PM · 0.5 ftH 6:05 AM · 1.6 ft
- Sheepshead Bayou70
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
2 kt SWL 8:29 PM · 0.4 ftH 3:22 AM · 1.5 ft
- Big Bayou70
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Atlantic tarpon 66
0 kt NNWL 10:13 PM · 0.5 ftH 6:05 AM · 1.6 ft
- Saint Vincent Point66
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
2 kt SWL 8:29 PM · 0.4 ftH 3:22 AM · 1.5 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.