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Gray triggerfishRetention openBar · Florida
Middle Banks
28.68°N · 80.67°W · Bar · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Red drum73
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Atlantic croaker69
- Common snook68
- King mackerel68
- Southern flounder68
- Crevalle jack67
- Spot67
- Summer flounder66
- Gray snapper64
- Spotted seatrout63
- Spanish mackerel62
- Black drum61
- Black sea bass57
- Florida pompano56
- Gray triggerfish56
- Little tunny56
- Red snapper55
- Red grouper54
- Cobia53
- Sheepshead52
- Weakfish52
- Greater amberjack49
- Mahi-mahi49
- Wahoo48
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 568 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.0 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 0 kt EPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
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
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Middle Banks
- Depth
- 2-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Outer · Semi-exposedBar · 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 Banks
Middle Banks is a bar in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are red drum, Atlantic tarpon and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for red drum, Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and common snook, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, black sea bass and Florida pompano. Red drum peak from August through November. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Gallinipper Basin75
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Red drum 73
- Crevalle jack 72
0 kt EL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Eddy Creek75
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Red drum 73
- Crevalle jack 72
0 kt EL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Gallinipper Point73
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
0 kt EL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Eddy Point73
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
0 kt EL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 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.