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Best score today · 8 AM · Permit
- Now
- 502 PM EST
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Friday, Nov 6 · 11 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Permit
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Permit
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 22 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Apr 1
- Other
- Hook and line only in state waters. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Closed April 1 through July 31 each year inside the Special Permit Zone.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Permit, Florida pompano and African pompano, 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)
- Crevalle jack Retention open
- 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)
- 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 Permit is best here
Shoulder season for Permit · 16 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Old Rhodes Point
- Depth
- 6-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonPermit
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 Old Rhodes Point
Old Rhodes Point is a cape in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth is 6-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, common snook and king mackerel. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, common snook, king mackerel and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, red grouper and Spanish mackerel. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through November. King mackerel peak from November through March.
Tackle & technique
- Permit
- Permit cruise flat edges and channels in 2 to 6 feet of water in the Keys and Biscayne Bay, and school over wrecks and reefs in 30 to 120 feet, especially during the spring spawn. A live or artificial crab is the standard bait, cast ahead of a tailing fish on the flats or dropped to a school on a wreck. They spook easily in shallow water, so good light and a long, quiet cast are needed.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Broad Creek74
Channel · 0.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 74
- Crevalle jack 74
- Red drum 70
10 kt EH 6:10 PM · 1.5 ftL 1:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Old Rhodes Channel73
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 73
- Crevalle jack 73
- Red drum 67
10 kt EH 6:10 PM · 1.5 ftL 1:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Jones Lagoon73
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- Red drum 70
- Common snook 67
10 kt EH 6:10 PM · 1.5 ftL 1:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Old Rhodes Bank70
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 70
- Crevalle jack 67
- Common snook 66
10 kt EH 6:10 PM · 1.5 ftL 1:11 AM · 0.3 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.