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Gag grouperClosedCape · 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 jack73
- King mackerel67
- Red drum67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Florida pompano65
- Spot64
- Gray snapper63
- Spanish mackerel61
- Summer flounder59
- Little tunny57
- Spotted seatrout53
- Black sea bass52
- Cobia51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Greater amberjack51
- Red grouper50
- Red snapper50
- Weakfish50
- Black drum47
- Sheepshead44
- Mahi-mahi41
- Wahoo36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Southern flounder35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 4 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 205 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb 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
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
92Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.2 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
68Wind: 11 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
40Water temp: 84°F, hotLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
48Closed season · capped at 20Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Closed
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Gag grouper
Closed- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Aug 2 to Dec 31, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- FWC closed Atlantic gag grouper, including all state waters off Monroe County, for the rest of the 2026 season (Executive Order 26-10). The 2027 season has not been announced.
From FWC news release, May 13, 2026: Atlantic gag grouper closes August 2 (EO 26-10), 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)
- 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 Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Seymour Point
- Depth
- 5-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGag grouper
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, king mackerel and red drum. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, red drum and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
- 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Kingsley Creek71
Gut · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 70
- Red drum 66
11 kt NEH 7:44 PM · 6.6 ftL 1:46 AM · 1.1 ft
- Rayonier Reach71
Channel · 6.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Gray snapper 66
12 kt NEH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ftL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ft
- City Front Reach71
Channel · 7.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Gray snapper 66
12 kt NEH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ftL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ft
- Nassau Sound70
Bay · 5.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 70
- King mackerel 67
- Florida pompano 65
11 kt NEH 7:03 PM · 5.6 ftL 1:42 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.
