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Gray triggerfishRetention open

Cape · Florida

Pendarvis Point

27.23°N · 80.30°W · Cape · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 6 PM · Gray triggerfish

73/100Great
Now
506 AM EDT
Best window
5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding0.9 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 6 AM · now

Time6ANOW
Score50Good
Tide0.9 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.2 knmodeled · toward NNW
Wind3 kn SSWgusts 7 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.1 ft · 7 s
Air temp76°Warm
WeatherPartly cloudy37% cloud
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)

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

Gray triggerfish season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder.
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Gray triggerfish in Florida

Spot profile

Pendarvis Point

Depth
5-10 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Pendarvis Point

Pendarvis Point is a cape in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 5-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 black sea bass, little tunny, black drum 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

  • Kitching Cove

    Bay · 1.9 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 70
    • Spot 67
    • Atlantic tarpon 66

    3 kt SSWH 9:12 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:09 PM · 0.6 ft

  • Bessey Creek Point

    Cape · 0.9 mi

    66
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 66
    • Common snook 65
    • Atlantic croaker 64

    3 kt SSWH 9:12 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:09 PM · 0.6 ft

  • Greenridge Point

    Cape · 1.2 mi

    66
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 66
    • Common snook 65
    • Atlantic croaker 64

    3 kt SSWH 9:12 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:09 PM · 0.6 ft

  • Fork Point

    Cape · 1.4 mi

    66
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 66
    • Common snook 65
    • Atlantic croaker 64

    3 kt SSWH 9:12 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:09 PM · 0.6 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.