FOOD VALUE: One of the best. Tripletail or "buoy fish" are tricky to catch and tasty to eat - a great gamefish! February is prime time to lock into a few of these tasty beauties. After about two hours fishing from his son’s boat for tuna and common […] The tripletail inhabits inshore, nearshore and offshore waters and often is found near floating weed lines, crab traps, channel markers and other structure. They have a sloping head with small eyes. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) maintains state records for the heaviest marine fishes caught in Florida state waters or in federal waters extending directly outward of Florida state waters in conventional tackle and fly-fishing categories. A 40-pound tripletail would have been big enough to clinch the Louisiana record, set by a 39.5-pound fish caught in 1959. The tripletail can be found from the tropical waters of Florida upward to southern New England in the summer months. Identification & Biology: The tripletail's body appears to have three tails. The Florida tripletail gets its name from its elongated dorsal and anal fins, which are almost as long as the tail fin, making it appear to have three tails. Florida Fishing Species; Triple Tail; Catch Ease: Medium Florida Record: 40 lb 13 oz World Record: 42 lb 5 oz This is actually just the long rounded dorsal and anal fins, extending almost to the tail. Staff of Bahia Marina in Ocean City certified the tripletail’s weight. Florida is home to one of the best tripletail bites in the world, and the state record is 40 pounds, 13 ounces. Tripletail render a firm white-meat fillet that is excellent table fare. I’ve taken plenty on fly over the years, but mainly down south, in Florida Bay, sight fishing around crab trap floats or free-floating patches of seagrass and other flotsam. The 11-pound, 25.25-inch long fish was caught Oct.19 near Baltimore Canyon in the Atlantic Ocean. Wicomico County Angler Holds First Record for Species Angler Don Whittington of Bivalve reeled in the state’s first-ever record triple tail off the coast of Ocean City. World record 42 pounds, 5 ounces; Florida record 40 pounds, 13 ounces. Triple Tail. If you do not want your E-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. State of Florida; Department of State; Under Florida law, E-mail addresses are public records. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. GAME QUALITIES: Despite its clumsy looks, the Tripletail is a good gamefish in all respects. Pour in the lemon, lime, and orange juices and then cover each fillet with 3 slices of lime and 2 slices of orange. Bake in a preheated oven until fish is … For a complete tutorial on … ©2011-2019 West Palm Beach Fishing Club • 201 5th Street • West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 • Ph: (561) 832-6780 Notice of Accessibility • Sitemap • website by q new media This past fall and winter, anglers fishing Florida’s Indian River Lagoon (IRL) tapped into a terrific, yet unexpected tripletail bite that lasted for weeks.