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Crevalle jackRetention open

Cape · Florida

Coon Point

25.47°N · 80.19°W · Cape · Biscayne Bay

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Best score today · 7 AM · Common snook

74/100Great
Now
672 PM EDT
Best window
7-10 PMDusk
Tide now
Flooding1.1 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions

Thursday, Sep 24 · 12 AM

Time12A
Score77Great
Tide1.3 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb1.5 kn · toward ESE
Wind3 kn SEgusts 8 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.9 ft · 3 s
Air temp75°Warm
WeatherOvercast33% chance of rain
Water86°FBias corrected

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Crevalle jack

Retention open
Daily limit
Not published
Possession
Not published
Size
Not published
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Two fish or 100 pounds per person per day, whichever is more. Crevalle jack is an unregulated species with this default limit. Hook and line, spears, gigs, haul seines and cast nets.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: "Unregulated" Species, read Sep 13

Other species here

  • Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
  • Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
  • Bluefish Retention open (3 per day)
  • Bonefish Catch & release (No retention)
  • Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
  • Florida pompano Retention open (6 per day)
  • Gag grouper Closed (No retention)
  • Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
  • Gray triggerfish Retention open (10 per day)
  • Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
  • King mackerel Retention open (2 per day)
  • Mahi-mahi Retention open (5 per day)
  • Permit Retention open (1 per day)
  • Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
  • Red grouper Retention open (3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined))
  • Red snapper Check regulations
  • Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
  • Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
  • Snook Retention open (1 per day)
  • Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
  • Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
  • Spot Retention open (50 per day)
  • Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
  • Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
  • Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
  • Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Crevalle jack is best here

Peak season for Crevalle jack · 10 more weeks at peak

Crevalle jack season by week of the year. Peak season for Crevalle jack · 10 more weeks at peak.
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Crevalle jack in Florida

Spot profile

Coon Point

Depth
2-7 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
Season
Peak seasonCrevalle jack

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 Coon Point

Coon Point is a cape in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 2-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 18 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, common snook and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for crevalle jack and common snook, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, permit, gray snapper and red drum. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through November. Atlantic tarpon peak from March through June.

Tackle & technique

Crevalle jack
Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Common snook
Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
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

  • Sands Cut

    Channel · 1.7 mi

    75
    Top: Common snookPeak season
    • Common snook 75
    • Crevalle jack 75
    • Atlantic tarpon 74

    4 kt ENEH 4:04 PM · 1.5 ftL 11:05 PM · 0.7 ft

  • Point Adelle

    Cape · 1.3 mi

    67
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 67
    • Common snook 66
    • Atlantic tarpon 65

    4 kt ENEH 4:48 PM · 1.7 ftL 11:40 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Ott Point

    Cape · 2.1 mi

    67
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 67
    • Common snook 66
    • Atlantic tarpon 65

    4 kt ENEH 4:48 PM · 1.7 ftL 11:40 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Sea Grape Point

    Cape · 0.5 mi

    58
    Top: Common snookPeak season
    • Common snook 58
    • Crevalle jack 57
    • Atlantic tarpon 54

    4 kt ENEL 8:34 PM · 1.2 ftH 2:16 AM · 2.4 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 FWC before you keep a fish.