Tripletail in Florida
Meet the species
Scientific name
Lobotes surinamensis
Overview
Found in bays and estuaries to offshore waters. Associate strongly with floating objects such as buoys or channel markers.
Typical size
Up to 42 inches
At a glance
- Peak months
- June–august
- Regions
- Panhandle, northeast, central east
- Water
- Saltwater
- Bait
- Live shrimp & small live baitfish
Florida fishing record
- Weight
- 40 lb 13 oz
- Location
- Ft. Pierce
- Date
- Mar 4, 1998
- Angler
- Thomas D. Lewis
- Type
- Florida state record
Record catch notes
40.81 lb; by thomas D. Lewis; on 03/04/1998; at ft. Pierce
When to fish
Peak months
June–august
Good months
January–december
Season notes
Best-time months from FWC Where-to-Fish: peak from seasonal WTF bullets (n sea 6, n yr 0, thresh> 3). Peak jun, jul, aug good jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, aug, sep, oct, nov & dec.
Where to fish
Florida regions
Panhandle, northeast & central east
Water
Saltwater
Habitat
Found in bays and estuaries to offshore waters. Associate strongly with floating objects such as buoys or channel markers.
How to catch
Often found near structure and when hooked will seek to escape by heading hard for shelter.
Bait
Live shrimp & small live baitfish
Lures
Shrimp-imitating soft plastics/jigs and flies
Videos
- Tricks to catch tripletail in Florida! · Open original
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Sources
- Myfwc.com (4 pages)
- Catchafloridamemory.com
- Floridasportsman.com (3 pages)
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.