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WahooRetention openChannel · Florida
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
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack64
- King mackerel64
- Summer flounder62
- Florida pompano61
- Gray snapper59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Red drum58
- Atlantic croaker54
- Greater amberjack54
- Spanish mackerel53
- Southern flounder51
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red grouper49
- Spot49
- Red snapper48
- Weakfish47
- Little tunny46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Wahoo46
- Cobia44
- Black drum43
- Mahi-mahi42
- Sheepshead39
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 7 AM · Wahoo
- Now
- 462 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.9 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
65Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
39Water temp: 84°F, hotLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 ftSeason & habitat · Wahoo
Species seasonality
79Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Wahoo
Retention open- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- No minimum size. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Wahoo, 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 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)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Wahoo is best here
Shoulder season for Wahoo · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Mile Point Lower Range and Turn
- Depth
- 20-50 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · drop-off
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWahoo
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, king mackerel and summer flounder. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, summer flounder and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, greater amberjack, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Summer flounder peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Wahoo
- Wahoo patrol drop-offs, seamounts, rigs and weed lines where current and temperature breaks meet, usually along the 100 to 600 foot contours. High-speed trolling at 12 to 18 knots with weighted lures covers ground, and slower trolling with ballyhoo or diving plugs works over known structure. Use wire leader, because their teeth cut monofilament.
- 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.
- 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
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- King mackerel 61
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- Crevalle jack 64
- Summer flounder 62
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Channel · 1.1 mi
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- Summer flounder 63
- Atlantic croaker 61
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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.
