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Florida pompanoRetention openBay · Florida
Nassau Sound
30.51°N · 81.44°W · Bay · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all55
- Florida pompano55
- Bluefish49
- King mackerel47
- Black sea bass46
- Little tunny45
- Wahoo45
- Yellowfin tuna41
- Red snapper39
- Striped bass38
- Crevalle jack36
- Sheepshead33
- Spanish mackerel33
- Gray triggerfish31
- Greater amberjack31
- Mahi-mahi31
- Red grouper31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Red drum30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Cobia29
- Gray snapper28
- Sailfish22
- Gag grouper20
- Southern flounder20
- Summer flounder20
Best score today · 10 AM · Florida pompano
- Now
- 559 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.2 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
39Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
42Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.7 ftSeason & habitat · Florida pompano
Species seasonality
100Season: PeakHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Florida pompano
Retention open- Daily limit
- 6 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 11 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, and beach or haul seine only. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round in state and federal waters.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Permit, Florida pompano and African pompano, 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
- 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 Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Florida pompano is best here
Peak season for Florida pompano · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Nassau Sound
- Depth
- 5-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · ExposedBay · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonFlorida pompano
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 Nassau Sound
Nassau Sound is a bay in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 5-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, bluefish and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, bluefish, black sea bass and little tunny, and shoulder season for king mackerel, yellowfin tuna, red snapper and striped bass. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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
Other spots within an easy run
- Broward Creek63
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 63
- Spotted seatrout 63
- Weakfish 61
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- Horseshoe Creek61
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 61
- Spotted seatrout 61
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt ENEH 2:38 AM · 4.8 ftL 8:56 AM · 0.7 ft
- Seymour Point56
Cape · 5.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 56
- Florida pompano 55
- Bluefish 52
12 kt ENEH 2:35 AM · 4.3 ftL 9:11 AM · 0.3 ft
- Fort George River54
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Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 54
- Black sea bass 49
- Bluefish 47
12 kt ENEH 2:38 AM · 4.8 ftL 8:56 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.