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Crevalle jackRetention openChannel · Florida
Seaboard Reach
30.68°N · 81.46°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack70
- Atlantic croaker67
- Gray snapper65
- Summer flounder65
- King mackerel64
- Red drum64
- Spot62
- Florida pompano61
- Spanish mackerel57
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black sea bass55
- Weakfish55
- Black drum53
- Little tunny51
- Greater amberjack50
- Cobia49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Red grouper48
- Sheepshead47
- Mahi-mahi38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
- Sailfish33
- Wahoo33
- Yellowfin tuna31
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 3 AM · Crevalle jack
- Now
- 704 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding4.0 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.2 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
63Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 84°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Crevalle jack
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
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)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Crevalle jack is best here
Peak season for Crevalle jack · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Seaboard Reach
- Depth
- 20-45 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 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 crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, gray snapper and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and weakfish. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- 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.
