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Gray triggerfishRetention openCape · Florida
Shell Pit Point
27.91°N · 80.51°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Wahoo60
- Florida pompano58
- King mackerel58
- Little tunny58
- Black sea bass56
- Bluefish53
- Yellowfin tuna49
- Red snapper48
- Crevalle jack44
- Sheepshead44
- Greater amberjack43
- Sailfish42
- Striped bass41
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Mahi-mahi35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Common snook30
- Red drum30
- Spot30
- Weakfish30
- Gag grouper20
- Southern flounder20
- Spotted seatrout20
- Summer flounder20
Best score today · 4 PM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 3512 PM EST
- Best window
- 12-8 PMDusk
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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
Wednesday, Nov 11 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Closed (No retention)
- 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
Out of season for Gray triggerfish · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Shell Pit Point
- Depth
- 5-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Shell Pit Point
Shell Pit Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 5-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 30 species here; the best right now are wahoo, Florida pompano and king mackerel. It is peak season now for wahoo, Florida pompano, little tunny and black sea bass, and shoulder season for king mackerel, yellowfin tuna, red snapper and crevalle jack. Wahoo peak from April through May and from October through November. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in 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.
- Wahoo
- Wahoo patrol drop-offs, seamounts, rigs and weed lines where current and temperature breaks meet, usually along the 100 to 600 foot contours. High-speed trolling at 12 to 18 knots with weighted lures covers ground, and slower trolling with ballyhoo or diving plugs works over known structure. Use wire leader, because their teeth cut monofilament.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Middle Banks65
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 65
- Wahoo 60
- King mackerel 58
9 kt ESEH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ftL 11:08 PM · 0.4 ft
- East Channel61
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 61
- Wahoo 60
- Florida pompano 58
9 kt ESEH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ftL 11:08 PM · 0.4 ft
- Middle Gap60
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: WahooPeak season- Wahoo 60
- Florida pompano 58
- King mackerel 58
9 kt ESEH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ftL 11:08 PM · 0.4 ft
- Mullet Creek60
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: WahooPeak season- Wahoo 60
- Florida pompano 58
- King mackerel 58
9 kt ESEH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ftL 11:08 PM · 0.4 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.