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Gray triggerfishRetention open

Cape · Louisiana

Point Hunt

29.75°N · 93.89°W · Cape · Sabine Lake

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Best score today · 6 AM · Gray triggerfish

74/100Great
Now
5510 PM CST
Best window
10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding1.6 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions

Sunday, Nov 8 · 7 PM

Time7P
Score54Good
Tide1.8 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentFlood1.6 kn · toward NNW
Wind7 kn NNEgusts 19 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.4 ft · 3 s
Air temp63°Mild
WeatherPartly cloudy30% cloud
Water76°FBias corrected

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Texas state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, bays included)

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Gray triggerfish

Retention open
Daily limit
20 per day
Possession
40 in possession
Size
Minimum 16 in, total length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Have a descending device or venting tool ready for reef fish showing signs of barotrauma. Federal-waters rules may differ. The possession limit is double the daily bag and does not count fish stored at your residence. While fishing, you may not hold more than the daily bag.

From TPWD 2026-27 Outdoor Annual, Triggerfish Bag & Length Limits, read Sep 13

Other species here

  • Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
  • Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
  • Gag grouper Retention open (2 per day)
  • Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
  • King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
  • Red drum Retention open (3 per day)
  • Red snapper Retention open (4 per day)
  • Sailfish Retention open
  • Sheepshead Retention open (5 per day)
  • Snook Retention open (1 per day)
  • Southern flounder Closed (No retention)
  • Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
  • Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
  • Striped bass Retention open (5 per day)
  • Tarpon Retention open (1 per day)

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Gray triggerfish is best here

Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 3 more weeks at shoulder

Gray triggerfish season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 3 more weeks at shoulder.
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Spot profile

Point Hunt

Depth
Up to 20 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Point Hunt

Point Hunt is a cape in Sabine Lake, Louisiana. Depth in the nearest water is up to 20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 14 species here; the best right now are red drum, spotted seatrout and red snapper. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout and southern flounder, and shoulder season for red snapper, gray triggerfish, black drum and greater amberjack. Red drum peak from August through November. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. Red snapper peak from May through August.

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.
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

  • Pass Channel

    Channel · 0.3 mi

    76
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 76
    • Spotted seatrout 73
    • Red snapper 66

    10 kt SEH 12:10 AM · 1.8 ftL 5:45 AM · 1.4 ft

  • Sabine Pass

    Channel · 2.0 mi

    72
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 72
    • Spotted seatrout 70
    • Red snapper 63

    13 kt SEH 12:10 AM · 1.8 ftL 5:45 AM · 1.4 ft

  • Jetty Channel

    Channel · 6.5 mi

    70
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 70
    • Spotted seatrout 69
    • Black drum 58

    13 kt SEH 11:30 PM · 2.1 ftL 5:43 AM · 1.5 ft

  • Louisiana Point

    Cape · 4.8 mi

    65
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 65
    • Spotted seatrout 62
    • Red snapper 56

    13 kt SEH 11:30 PM · 2.1 ftL 5:43 AM · 1.5 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 TPWD before you keep a fish.