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Crevalle jackRetention open

Channel · Florida

Stranahan River

26.10°N · 80.12°W · Channel · Biscayne Bay

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Best score today · 6 PM · Crevalle jack

76/100Great
Now
624 AM EST
Best window
5-8 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing2.2 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Wednesday, Nov 11 · 6 PM

Time6P
Score77Great
Tide1.1 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood0.6 kn · toward NNE
Wind4 kn NNWgusts 19 · steady
Air temp60°Mild
WeatherMostly cloudy61% 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

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When Crevalle jack is best here

Peak season for Crevalle jack · 4 more weeks at peak

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Spot profile

Stranahan River

Depth
10-25 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
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 Stranahan River

Stranahan River is a channel in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth is 10-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, gray snapper and king mackerel. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, bonefish and common snook, and shoulder season for gray snapper, Florida pompano, red grouper and Spanish mackerel. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Gray snapper peak from May through August. 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.
Gray snapper
Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
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 · 11 mi

    75
    Top: Common snookPeak season
    • Common snook 75
    • Red drum 75
    • Crevalle jack 70

    6 kt EL 8:13 AM · 0.6 ftH 2:34 PM · 3.0 ft

  • Whiskey Creek

    Channel · 2.5 mi

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

    7 kt EL 8:41 AM · 0.6 ftH 2:54 PM · 2.7 ft

  • New River Sound

    Channel · 1.1 mi

    60
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 60
    • King mackerel 57
    • Gray snapper 55

    7 kt EL 8:43 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:45 PM · 3.0 ft

  • Mooney Point

    Cape · 1.3 mi

    55
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 55
    • King mackerel 52
    • Gray snapper 50

    7 kt EL 8:43 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:45 PM · 3.0 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.