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Crevalle jackRetention open

Cape · Florida

Mooney Point

26.12°N · 80.11°W · Cape · Biscayne Bay

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Best score today · 6 PM · Crevalle jack

74/100Great
Now
551 AM EDT
Best window
5-7 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding2.8 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions

Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM

Time4P
Score73Great
Tide1.5 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb1.4 kn · toward SE
Wind5 kn NEgusts 18 · steady
Air temp74°Warm
WeatherOvercast100% cloud
Water83°FPersisted

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 (2 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 Closed (No retention)
  • Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
  • Spot Retention open (50 per day)
  • Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
  • Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
  • Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
  • Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)

Source: FWC · synced yesterday

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Crevalle jack is best here

Peak season for Crevalle jack · 4 more weeks at peak

Crevalle jack season by week of the year. Peak season for Crevalle jack · 4 more weeks at peak.
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Spot profile

Mooney Point

Depth
4-15 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 Mooney Point

Mooney Point is a cape in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 4-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Florida pompano and king mackerel. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, bonefish and common snook, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray snapper, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Florida pompano peak from December through March. King mackerel peak from November through March.

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.
Florida pompano
Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
King mackerel
Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Hillsboro Bay

    Bay · 9.6 mi

    71
    Top: BonefishPeak season
    • Bonefish 71
    • Common snook 70
    • Red drum 63

    6 kt ENEH 1:43 AM · 3.0 ftL 7:02 AM · 0.5 ft

  • Stranahan River

    Channel · 1.3 mi

    61
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 61
    • Gray snapper 56
    • King mackerel 53

    7 kt ENEH 1:19 AM · 2.5 ftL 8:01 AM · 0.5 ft

  • New River Sound

    Channel · 0.2 mi

    60
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 60
    • King mackerel 59
    • Gray snapper 55

    7 kt ENEH 1:54 AM · 2.9 ftL 7:32 AM · 0.6 ft

  • Whiskey Creek

    Channel · 3.5 mi

    56
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 56
    • Gray snapper 51
    • Florida pompano 48

    7 kt ENEH 1:03 AM · 2.6 ftL 7:30 AM · 0.5 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.