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Atlantic croakerRetention openSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook62
- Atlantic croaker55
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum54
- Atlantic tarpon51
- Spanish mackerel50
- Crevalle jack48
- Permit48
- Gag grouper47
- Florida pompano46
- Southern flounder46
- Black drum45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red grouper44
- Red snapper44
- King mackerel43
- Greater amberjack39
- Spotted seatrout38
- Cobia37
- Sheepshead33
Best score today · 10 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 557 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
31Tide: Low slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
79Water temp: 85°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
69Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Atlantic croaker
Retention open- Daily limit
- Not published
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 100 pounds per person per day. No minimum size. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Spot and Atlantic croaker, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (10 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 Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Red snapper Retention open (2 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Catch & release (No retention)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open
- 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)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Long Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Long Point
Long Point is a cape in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are common snook, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper. It is peak season now for common snook, Atlantic croaker, gray snapper and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, Spanish mackerel, crevalle jack and permit. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from July through September. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Coral Creek Inlet82
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 82
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 71
7 kt SEH 11:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 4:20 AM · 1.5 ft
- Short Cutoff76
Channel · 2.4 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 76
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Gray snapper 69
2 kt EH 12:17 AM · 2.2 ftL 5:32 AM · 1.4 ft
- Saint James Point71
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 71
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Gray snapper 63
2 kt EH 12:17 AM · 2.2 ftL 5:32 AM · 1.4 ft
- Sanibel Rocks71
Bar · 2.7 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 71
- Gray snapper 70
- Gag grouper 64
7 kt SEH 12:20 AM · 2.1 ftL 5:40 AM · 1.1 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.