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Crevalle jackRetention open

Channel · Florida

Old Town Reach

30.69°N · 81.46°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM

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Best score today · 3 AM · Crevalle jack

81/100Great
Now
642 PM EDT
Best window
7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding1.7 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 2 PM · now

Time2PNOW
Score64Good
Tide1.7 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood0.3 kn · toward S
Wind11 kn NEgusts 22 · steady
Air temp82°Warm
WeatherMostly cloudy100% chance of rain
Water84°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Crevalle jack

Retention open
Daily limit
Not published
Possession
Not published
Size
Not published
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Two fish or 100 pounds per person per day, whichever is more. Crevalle jack is an unregulated species with this default limit. Hook and line, spears, gigs, haul seines and cast nets.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: "Unregulated" Species, 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)
  • 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)

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Crevalle jack is best here

Peak season for Crevalle jack · 4 more weeks at peak

Crevalle jack season by week of the year. Peak season for Crevalle jack · 4 more weeks at peak.
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Crevalle jack in Florida

Spot profile

Old Town Reach

Depth
4-40 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
Season
Peak seasonCrevalle jack

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 Old Town Reach

Old Town Reach is a channel in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 4-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack, spot and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Spot peak from September through October.

Tackle & technique

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.
Spot
Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Seaboard Reach

    Channel · 0.4 mi

    67
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 67
    • Crevalle jack 64
    • Spot 62

    11 kt NEH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ftL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ft

  • City Front Reach

    Channel · 1.1 mi

    67
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 67
    • Crevalle jack 63
    • Spot 62

    11 kt NEH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ftL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ft

  • Rayonier Reach

    Channel · 1.7 mi

    67
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 67
    • Crevalle jack 63
    • Spot 62

    11 kt NEH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ftL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ft

  • Saint Marys Entrance

    Channel · 2.6 mi

    65
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 65
    • Atlantic croaker 63
    • King mackerel 62

    11 kt NEH 6:41 PM · 6.4 ftL 1:18 AM · 1.1 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.