Gray triggerfish Regulations in Louisiana (2026)

Recreational gray triggerfish rules in Louisiana saltwater, as published by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Last checked November 7, 2026.

Size limit

15 inches minimum fork length

Bag limit

1 per person

Season

Closed January 1 through end of February; open March 1 through May…

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Recreational Gray triggerfish rules in Louisiana

Where: Statewide
Size limit: 15 inches minimum fork length
Bag limit: One per person per day within the 20 reef fish aggregate; the 20 reef fish aggregate is vermillion and lane snapper, almaco jack, gray triggerfish, and tilefish. Additional restrictions for the 20 reef fish aggregate: No more than 10 vermilion snapper per person per day within the aggregate bag limit.
Possession: One per person per day within the 20 reef fish aggregate; the 20 reef fish aggregate is vermillion and lane snapper, almaco jack, gray triggerfish, and tilefish. Additional restrictions for the 20 reef fish aggregate: No more than 10 vermilion snapper per person per day within the aggregate bag limit.
Season: Closed January 1 through end of February; open March 1 through May 31; closed June 1 through July 31; open September 1 through December 31, or until the annual quota is met or projected to be met

a.Non-stainless Steel Circle Hooks. Non-stainless steel circle hooks are required when fishing with natural baits for reef fish.
To possess tunas, billfish, swordfish, amberjacks, snappers, groupers, hinds, cobia, wahoo, dolphinfish, and gray triggerfish in Louisiana waters, recreational fishermen (except those under age 18 and those on a paid for-hire charter trip) must obtain a Recreational Offshore Landing Permit , in addition to required licenses.
LAC 76:VII.335 (Louisiana Administrative Code, https://www.doa.la.gov/media/ln5kb5vu/76.docx) text differs from the LDWF page — season: Closed season: January 1-end of February of each year and June 1-July 31 of each year.

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Commercial rules

Show 1 commercial rule

Where: Statewide
Size limit: 15 inches fork length
Bag limit: Trip limit: 16 fish
Season: Commercial closed season (LAC 76:VII.335.G.1): June 1-July 31 of each year | Closed June 1 through July 31

a.Non-stainless Steel Circle Hooks. Non-stainless steel circle hooks are required when fishing with natural baits for reef fish.
1.All persons who do not possess a permit issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service under the federal fishery management plan for the harvest of Gulf of America reef fish resources are limited to the recreational bag limit. To commercially harvest, sell, barter, trade or exchange or possess for commercial purposes all species of reef fish including dwarf sand perch and sand perch, but (excluding queen triggerfish, black seabass, porgies, and grunts) requires a valid federal reef fish vessel permit be on board the vessel and in the immediate possession.
8.Commercial trip limits shall include those limits listed below. For the purposes of this rule, a trip is defined as a fishing trip, regardless of the number of days’ duration, that begins with departure from a dock, berth, beach, seawall or ramp and that terminates with return to a dock, berth, beach, seawall or ramp. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is authorized, upon notification to the chairman of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, to adjust any trip limit for any commercially harvested reef fish species or species group when notified by the Regional Administrator of NOAA Fisheries that an adjustment has been made to the trip limit for a species or species group in adjacent federal waters.
1.Seasons for the commercial harvest of reef fish species or groups shall be closed during the periods listed below. Possession of reef fish in excess of the daily bag limit while on the water is prohibited during the specified closed season. Any reef fish harvested during the closed season shall not be purchased, sold, traded, bartered or exchanged or attempted to be purchased, sold, traded, bartered or exchanged. This prohibition on sale/purchase does not apply to reef fish that were harvested, landed ashore, sold and purchased prior to the closed season. Nothing shall prohibit the possession or sale of fish legally taken prior to the closure providing that all commercial dealers possessing reef fish taken legally prior to the closure shall maintain appropriate records in accordance with R.S. 56:306.5 and R.S. 56:306.6.
LDWF Commercial Saltwater Finfish Seasons (https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/commercial-saltwater-finfish-seasons): Gray triggerfish — Closed June 1 through July 31

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Quick answers

What is the gray triggerfish size limit in Louisiana?

15 inches minimum fork length.

How many gray triggerfish can I keep in Louisiana?

One per person per day within the 20 reef fish aggregate; the 20 reef fish aggregate is vermillion and lane snapper, almaco jack, gray triggerfish, and tilefish. Additional restrictions for the 20 reef fish aggregate: No more than 10 vermilion snapper per person per day within the aggregate bag limit..

When is gray triggerfish season in Louisiana?

Closed January 1 through end of February; open March 1 through May 31; closed June 1 through July 31; open September 1 through December 31, or until the annual quota is met or projected to be met. Whether it is open on a specific day can change by emergency rule — check today's status in the app.

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Source: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Most anglers need a Louisiana saltwater license or registry: get one here.