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Gray triggerfishRetention openSpecies here · tap to switch
Best score today · 2 AM · Atlantic tarpon
- Now
- 601 PM CDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.9 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
89Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 11 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 88°F, hotLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
67Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Texas state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, bays included)
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 Retention open (5 per day)
- 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)
Source: TPWD · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray triggerfish is best here
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cline Point
- Depth
- 5-70 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Cline Point
Cline Point is a cape in Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays, Texas. Depth is 5-70 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are gray triggerfish, red snapper and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and red drum, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, red snapper, greater amberjack and gray snapper. Gray triggerfish peak from May through August. Red snapper peak from May through August. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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 snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- 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
- Lydia Ann Channel68
Channel · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Crevalle jack 63
11 kt ENEL 6:51 PM · 0.6 ftH 3:44 AM · 1.6 ft
- Aransas Channel68
Channel · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Crevalle jack 64
11 kt ENEL 7:23 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:29 AM · 1.3 ft
- Aransas Pass66
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
11 kt ENEL 6:51 PM · 0.6 ftH 3:44 AM · 1.6 ft
- Turtle Cove64
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 64
- Gray triggerfish 62
11 kt ENEL 7:23 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:29 AM · 1.3 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.