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Gray triggerfishRetention openSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano62
- Spotted seatrout61
- Common snook59
- Red drum59
- Spanish mackerel55
- King mackerel53
- Black drum52
- Gray snapper52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red grouper52
- Sheepshead45
- Atlantic croaker35
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Crevalle jack35
- Permit35
- Cobia33
- Gag grouper20
- Greater amberjack20
- Red snapper20
- Southern flounder20
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 5212 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.9 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Saturday, Nov 14 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
87Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
67Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
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 Closed (No retention)
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Greater amberjack Closed (No retention)
- 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 Closed (No retention)
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- 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 · 3 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pendola Point
- Depth
- 4-50 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · drop-off
- 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 Pendola Point
Pendola Point is a cape in Tampa Bay waters, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 4-50 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, spotted seatrout and common snook. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, spotted seatrout, red drum and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for common snook, king mackerel, black drum and gray snapper. Florida pompano peak from March through May and from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. 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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Sparkman Channel71
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- Red drum 70
- Common snook 69
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- East Bay66
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Common snook 62
- Spanish mackerel 61
8 kt ENEL 3:25 AM · 1.6 ftH 9:12 AM · 2.5 ft
- Seaplane Basin65
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 65
- Florida pompano 64
- Red drum 63
8 kt ENEL 3:30 AM · 1.7 ftH 8:46 AM · 2.4 ft
- Black Point64
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 64
- Common snook 62
- Red drum 62
8 kt ENEL 3:16 AM · 1.5 ftH 9:17 AM · 2.5 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.