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Florida pompanoRetention openCape · Florida
Seymour Point
30.57°N · 81.50°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack77
- Atlantic croaker73
- Red drum73
- Atlantic tarpon72
- King mackerel71
- Spot71
- Gray snapper68
- Spanish mackerel66
- Summer flounder65
- Southern flounder63
- Little tunny62
- Spotted seatrout59
- Black sea bass58
- Cobia57
- Florida pompano57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red grouper56
- Red snapper56
- Black drum55
- Greater amberjack55
- Weakfish55
- Sheepshead52
- Mahi-mahi45
- Wahoo40
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 4 AM · Florida pompano
- Now
- 5710 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.6 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
44Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Florida pompano
Species seasonality
79Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Florida pompano is best here
Shoulder season for Florida pompano · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Seymour Point
- Depth
- 5-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Seymour Point
Seymour Point is a cape 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 point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, little tunny, black sea bass and cobia. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Nassau Sound78
Bay · 5.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 78
- King mackerel 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
8 kt NNEL 1:03 PM · 1.2 ftH 7:03 PM · 5.6 ft
- Rayonier Reach78
Channel · 6.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Crevalle jack 77
- Atlantic tarpon 77
8 kt NNEL 12:42 PM · 1.2 ftH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ft
- City Front Reach78
Channel · 7.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Crevalle jack 77
- Atlantic tarpon 77
8 kt NNEL 12:42 PM · 1.2 ftH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ft
- Kingsley Creek76
Gut · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Crevalle jack 75
- Red drum 73
8 kt NNEL 1:07 PM · 1.2 ftH 7:44 PM · 6.6 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.