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Gray triggerfishRetention open

Channel · Florida

Egmont Channel

27.61°N · 82.79°W · Channel · Tampa Bay waters

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Best score today · 9 AM · Gray triggerfish

76/100Great
Now
543 PM EDT
Best window
7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing0.4 ft ▼

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Tue · 83

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 3 PM · now

Time3PNOW
Score54Good
Tide0.4 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.7 kn · toward W
Wind1 kn WSWgusts 10 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.5 ft · 5 s
Air temp85°Hot
WeatherMostly cloudy83% chance of rain
Water89°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)
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Source: FWC · synced today

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When Gray triggerfish is best here

Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 9 more weeks at shoulder

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Spot profile

Egmont Channel

Depth
25-50 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · 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 Egmont Channel

Egmont Channel is a channel in Tampa Bay waters, Florida. Depth is 25-50 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and common snook. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, common snook, gray snapper and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, permit, crevalle jack and southern flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from July through September. Atlantic tarpon peak from May through July. Common snook peak from April through May and from September 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 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

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  • Southwest Channel

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    72
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    • Common snook 72
    • Atlantic tarpon 69
    • Gray snapper 68

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  • Soldier Hole

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    69
    Top: Common snookPeak season
    • Common snook 69
    • Gray snapper 67
    • Red drum 65

    1 kt WSWL 5:00 PM · 0.1 ftH 11:48 PM · 1.3 ft

  • De Soto Point

    Cape · 3.8 mi

    65
    Top: Common snookPeak season
    • Common snook 65
    • Gray snapper 63
    • Red drum 61

    1 kt WSWL 5:00 PM · 0.1 ftH 11:48 PM · 1.3 ft

  • Palatine Shoal

    Bar · 3.6 mi

    61
    Top: Common snookPeak season
    • Common snook 61
    • Atlantic croaker 60
    • Gray snapper 59

    1 kt WSWL 4:41 PM · 0.1 ftH 11:58 PM · 1.4 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.