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Gray triggerfishRetention open

Cape · Florida

Murray Point

30.03°N · 85.48°W · Cape · St. Andrews Bay Waterways

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Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish

69/100Great
Now
488 PM CDT
Best window
8 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding0.6 ft ▲

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Conditions · 8 PM · now

Time8PNOW
Score48Good
Tide0.6 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.3 knmodeled · toward NNE
Wind1 kn SEgusts 6 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.7 ft · 4 s
Air temp78°Warm
WeatherMostly cloudy81% chance of rain
Water87°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

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)

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Gray triggerfish is best here

Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 9 more weeks at shoulder

Gray triggerfish season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 9 more weeks at shoulder.
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Gray triggerfish in Florida

Spot profile

Murray Point

Depth
2-10 ftNearest water
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 Murray Point

Murray Point is a cape in St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 2-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are red drum, gray snapper and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for red drum, gray snapper and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, gag grouper, Spanish mackerel and southern flounder. Red drum peak from September through November. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Atlantic croaker peak from July through September.

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.
Red drum
Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
Gray snapper
Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • 70
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 70
    • Atlantic croaker 62
    • Gray snapper 58

    1 kt SEH 8:03 AM · 1.9 ftL 6:05 PM · 0.5 ft

  • Allan Point

    Cape · 1.3 mi

    63
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 63
    • Gray snapper 58
    • Atlantic croaker 57

    1 kt SEH 8:38 AM · 1.9 ftL 5:58 PM · 0.6 ft

  • Strange Bayou

    Bay · 1.1 mi

    62
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 62
    • Atlantic croaker 56
    • Gray snapper 51

    1 kt SEH 8:38 AM · 1.9 ftL 7:58 PM · 0.6 ft

  • Strange Point

    Cape · 0.6 mi

    55
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 55
    • Gray snapper 51
    • Atlantic croaker 50

    1 kt SEH 8:38 AM · 1.9 ftL 7:58 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.