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Saint Johns Point

30.40°N · 81.39°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM

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Best score today · 9 AM · Spot

84/100Great
Now
729 PM EDT
Best window
9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing3.6 ft ▼

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: today · 84

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 9 PM · now

Time9PNOW
Score72Great
Tide3.6 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.5 kn · toward E
Wind3 kn ENEgusts 7 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.3 ft · 6 s
Air temp78°Warm
WeatherMostly cloudy57% cloud
Water85°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

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Spot

Retention open
Daily limit
50 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Not published
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
50 per person per species. No minimum size. Open year-round.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Spot and Atlantic croaker, 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)
  • 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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When Spot is best here

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Spot profile

Saint Johns Point

Depth
10-60 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · drop-off
Season
Peak seasonSpot

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 Saint Johns Point

Saint Johns Point is a cape in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 10-60 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black sea bass, red snapper, gray triggerfish and red grouper. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.

Tackle & technique

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.
Atlantic tarpon
Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
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.

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  • Fort George Inlet

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    84
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 84
    • Crevalle jack 78
    • Atlantic croaker 74

    3 kt ENEL 12:24 AM · 1.4 ftH 6:10 AM · 5.5 ft

  • Sherman Cut Range

    Channel · 2.8 mi

    84
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 84
    • Atlantic croaker 77
    • Gray snapper 76

    3 kt ENEL 12:35 AM · 1.2 ftH 6:47 AM · 4.7 ft

  • Fort George River

    Gut · 3.5 mi

    83
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 83
    • Atlantic croaker 78
    • Red drum 76

    3 kt ENEL 1:10 AM · 1.1 ftH 6:56 AM · 4.8 ft

  • Mayport Cut Range

    Channel · 2.5 mi

    80
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 80
    • Atlantic croaker 78
    • Gray snapper 72

    3 kt ENEL 12:35 AM · 1.2 ftH 6:47 AM · 4.7 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.