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Gray triggerfishRetention open

Cape · Florida

Middle Point

27.40°N · 80.27°W · Cape · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 10 AM · Gray triggerfish

78/100Great
Now
557 PM EDT
Best window
10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding1.4 ft ▲

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Wed · 83

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 7 PM · now

Time7PNOW
Score55Good
Tide1.4 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood1.2 kn · toward WSW
Wind4 kn SSWgusts 11 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.1 ft · 7 s
Air temp77°Warm
WeatherOvercast91% chance of rain
Water86°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

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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)
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Source: FWC · synced today

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When Gray triggerfish is best here

Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder

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Spot profile

Middle Point

Depth
2-6 ftNearest water
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 Middle Point

Middle Point is a cape in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, common snook and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for little tunny, Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano and weakfish. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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

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  • Little Mud Creek

    Gut · 1.8 mi

    86
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 86
    • Common snook 82
    • Crevalle jack 78

    4 kt SSWH 8:23 PM · 1.5 ftL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ft

  • Pete Stones Creek

    Gut · 1.3 mi

    81
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 81
    • Common snook 78
    • Atlantic croaker 74

    4 kt SSWL 12:05 AM · 1.3 ftH 6:13 AM · 2.9 ft

  • Middle Cove

    Bay · 0.2 mi

    78
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 78
    • Atlantic tarpon 78
    • Common snook 77

    4 kt SSWH 8:23 PM · 1.5 ftL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ft

  • Herman Bay Point

    Cape · 3.6 mi

    78
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 78
    • Common snook 76
    • Crevalle jack 73

    4 kt SSWH 8:23 PM · 1.5 ftL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ft

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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.