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WeakfishShoulder seasonGut · Florida
Hannah Mills Creek
30.41°N · 81.47°W · Gut · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon75
- Southern flounder69
- Red drum68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Gray snapper65
- Summer flounder63
- Crevalle jack62
- Spot62
- Spotted seatrout60
- Weakfish59
- King mackerel58
- Florida pompano57
- Black drum55
- Spanish mackerel54
- Black sea bass49
- Cobia47
- Little tunny46
- Red snapper44
- Sheepshead44
- Gray triggerfish41
- Greater amberjack41
- Red grouper41
- Mahi-mahi38
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Wahoo34
- Sailfish28
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 3 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 592 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-6 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.3 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
70Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.1 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 3 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
33Water temp: 85°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
79Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Weakfish is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with FWC before you keep a fish.
Species rules 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)
- 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 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)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Hannah Mills Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Hannah Mills Creek
Hannah Mills Creek is a gut in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, southern flounder and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, southern flounder, red drum and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for weakfish, Florida pompano, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Southern flounder peak from September through November. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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.
- Southern flounder
- Flounder lie half buried on soft bottom along marsh edges, creek mouths, dock pilings and the sandy sides of passes, usually in 1 to 15 feet of water. Drag a mud minnow or finger mullet on a Carolina rig, or bump a soft plastic slowly along the bottom, and give the fish a few seconds before setting the hook. In fall the adults stack up at passes and jetties on their way offshore, and many anglers gig them at night in knee-deep water.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Mile Point Lower Range and Turn78
Channel · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 78
- Red drum 70
- Gray snapper 69
3 kt NEH 7:12 AM · 4.0 ftL 1:07 PM · 0.8 ft
- Training Wall Reach77
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Red drum 68
3 kt NEH 7:12 AM · 4.0 ftL 1:07 PM · 0.8 ft
- Mayport Cut Range77
Channel · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Gray snapper 69
3 kt NEH 6:47 AM · 4.7 ftL 12:39 PM · 1.0 ft
- Deep Creek74
Gut · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Red drum 67
3 kt NEH 7:22 AM · 4.4 ftL 1:24 PM · 1.0 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.