Tripletail are a great-eating fish that is typically found around some type of floating object in open water. Many anglers will fish below buoys or some type of floating trash. Tripletail can be found very close to the objects and they can be caught somewhat easily if you can approach them slowly without scaring them off.
Tripletail Fishing in the Pine Island Area
Tripletail are common in the gulf waters off of Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Anglers do target them around the buoys and other floating objects. You may find some tripletail around Pine Island, but the better fishing is going to occur past the next set of islands out in the Gulf of Mexico waters. When tripletail are around, they are a popular fish to target among local anglers due to them being excellent table fare.
Tripletail Fishing Tips
Tripletail feed on smaller fish, shrimp and crabs. Anglers usually sight fish for them with slow-sinking jigs or some type of float (bobber) to help keep the bait suspended in the water column.
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