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Atlantic croakerRetention open

Channel · Florida

Seaboard Reach

30.68°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 · Atlantic croaker

82/100Great
Now
773 AM EDT
Best window
3-6 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding3.0 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: Sun · 84

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 3 AM · now

Time3ANOW
Score77Great
Tide3.0 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood0.9 kn · toward S
Wind4 kn NNEgusts 8 · steady
Air temp76°Warm
WeatherPartly cloudy38% cloud
Water84°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Atlantic croaker

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

  • 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)
  • Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
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When Atlantic croaker is best here

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Spot profile

Seaboard Reach

Depth
20-45 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
Season
Peak seasonAtlantic croaker

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 Seaboard Reach

Seaboard Reach is a channel in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 20-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, gray snapper and red drum, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, Florida pompano and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.

Tackle & technique

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.
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.
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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  • Old Town Reach

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    82
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 82
    • Atlantic croaker 77
    • Gray snapper 74

    4 kt NNEH 6:46 AM · 6.1 ftL 12:42 PM · 1.2 ft

  • Saint Marys Entrance

    Channel · 2.9 mi

    82
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 82
    • Atlantic croaker 78
    • Gray snapper 76

    4 kt NNEH 6:10 AM · 5.8 ftL 12:39 PM · 1.1 ft

  • City Front Reach

    Channel · 0.7 mi

    78
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 78
    • Atlantic croaker 77
    • Spot 72

    4 kt NNEH 6:46 AM · 6.1 ftL 12:42 PM · 1.2 ft

  • Rayonier Reach

    Channel · 1.3 mi

    78
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 78
    • Atlantic croaker 77
    • Spot 72

    4 kt NNEH 6:46 AM · 6.1 ftL 12:42 PM · 1.2 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.