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Yellowfin tunaOff 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
- Crevalle jack61
- Atlantic croaker60
- Red drum60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Southern flounder58
- Summer flounder57
- Gray snapper56
- Spot55
- King mackerel54
- Florida pompano53
- Spanish mackerel51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Black drum50
- Black sea bass48
- Little tunny46
- Weakfish45
- Sheepshead42
- Cobia41
- Gray triggerfish41
- Mahi-mahi40
- Red grouper40
- Red snapper40
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Wahoo35
- Yellowfin tuna33
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 4 AM · Yellowfin tuna
- Now
- 331 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.0 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
45Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
40Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Yellowfin tuna
Species seasonality
34Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Yellowfin tuna 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Yellowfin tuna is best here
Out of season for Yellowfin tuna · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Hannah Mills Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonYellowfin tuna
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 crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Yellowfin tuna
- Yellowfin feed in blue water along canyon edges, the shelf break, current edges, deepwater platforms and FADs, usually from the surface to about 300 feet. Troll ballyhoo, spreader bars and cedar plugs early in the day, then chunk butterfish or sardines, fish live hardtails, or drop jigs to marks. Around Gulf platforms and in the canyons the night bite on chunks and jigs is often better than the day.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Deep Creek60
Gut · 1.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 60
- Red drum 57
- Gray snapper 56
10 kt NEH 7:45 PM · 4.9 ftL 1:58 AM · 1.0 ft
- Mayport Cut Range60
Channel · 2.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 60
- King mackerel 56
- Summer flounder 56
10 kt NEH 7:16 PM · 5.2 ftL 1:13 AM · 0.9 ft
- Training Wall Reach59
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 59
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Summer flounder 56
10 kt NEH 7:43 PM · 4.5 ftL 1:44 AM · 0.7 ft
- Mile Point Lower Range and Turn58
Channel · 2.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 58
- King mackerel 56
- Summer flounder 55
10 kt NEH 7:43 PM · 4.5 ftL 1:44 AM · 0.7 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.