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Gray triggerfishRetention openChannel · Florida
Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range
27.47°N · 80.31°W · Channel · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon78
- Common snook73
- Atlantic croaker72
- Gray snapper69
- Red drum67
- Southern flounder67
- Spot67
- Summer flounder66
- Crevalle jack65
- Weakfish61
- Spotted seatrout60
- Black drum59
- King mackerel59
- Black sea bass56
- Red snapper51
- Little tunny50
- Sheepshead50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Florida pompano49
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red grouper48
- Cobia47
- Greater amberjack45
- Wahoo42
- Mahi-mahi37
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish29
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 5 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 482 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
79Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 2 kt SSEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
44Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Gray triggerfish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 10 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- 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 year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Gray Triggerfish, 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))
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (5 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Catch & release (No retention)
- 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 Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (2 per day)
- Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range
- Depth
- 8-25 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
- 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 Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range
Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range is a channel in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 8-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, common snook and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, black sea bass and red snapper. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through 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.
- 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.
- Common snook
- Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Boot Toe Point71
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Gray snapper 65
2 kt SSEH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ft
- Dynamite Point71
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Gray snapper 65
2 kt SSEH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ft
- Faber Point70
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Common snook 67
- Gray snapper 64
2 kt SSEH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ft
- Shortys Slough70
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Common snook 67
2 kt SSEH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 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.