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Mile Point Lower Range and Turn

30.38°N · 81.45°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM

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Best score today · 7 AM · Red grouper

80/100Great
Now
6510 AM EDT
Best window
10 AM-12 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing2.5 ft ▼

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Wed · 84

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 10 AM · now

Time10ANOW
Score65Great
Tide2.5 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb1.2 kn · toward ESE
Wind8 kn NNEgusts 19 · steady
Sea stateModerate2.0 ft · 5 s
Air temp77°Warm
WeatherMostly cloudy77% chance of rain
Water84°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Red grouper

Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined)
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 20 in, total length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Changes
Closed from Jan 1
Other
Private-vessel anglers need the State Reef Fish Angler designation. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. No more than 3 grouper and tilefish combined per person per day. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Open May 1 through December 31. Closed January 1 through April 30.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Groupers, 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)
  • Permit Retention open (2 per day)
  • Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
  • 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)
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Source: FWC · synced yesterday

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When Red grouper is best here

Shoulder season for Red grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder

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Spot profile

Mile Point Lower Range and Turn

Depth
20-50 ftDrop-off
Structure
Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · drop-off
Season
Shoulder seasonRed grouper

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 Mile Point Lower Range and Turn

Mile Point Lower Range and Turn is a channel in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 20-50 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, gray snapper and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, gray snapper, Atlantic croaker and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and greater amberjack. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.

Tackle & technique

Red grouper
Red grouper live on low limestone ledges and potholed live bottom across the West Florida Shelf, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Drift to find hard bottom, then anchor and fish live pinfish, grunts or squid on the bottom with stout conventional tackle. Reel hard right after the bite, because they dive into holes, and use a descending device on fish released from deep water.
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.

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    • Crevalle jack 78
    • Gray snapper 75
    • Summer flounder 74

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    • Crevalle jack 77
    • Red drum 73
    • Atlantic tarpon 72

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  • Sherman Cut Range

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    77
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 77
    • Gray snapper 74
    • Summer flounder 74

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  • Training Wall Reach

    Channel · 1.1 mi

    76
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 76
    • Crevalle jack 76
    • Atlantic tarpon 73

    8 kt NNEL 1:07 PM · 0.8 ftH 7:43 PM · 4.5 ft

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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.