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Red drumRetention 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
- Atlantic tarpon79
- Atlantic croaker73
- Red drum72
- Crevalle jack71
- Spot71
- Gray snapper68
- Southern flounder66
- King mackerel64
- Florida pompano63
- Summer flounder61
- Spanish mackerel60
- Spotted seatrout58
- Little tunny57
- Black drum55
- Red snapper55
- Weakfish55
- Black sea bass54
- Cobia53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red grouper52
- Greater amberjack50
- Sheepshead49
- Mahi-mahi39
- Bluefish35
- Wahoo35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish31
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 4 AM · Red drum
- Now
- 724 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.4 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
96Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
64Wind: 3 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 85°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Red drum
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)
Red drum
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Slot 18 to 27 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Must stay whole until landed ashore. For-hire captain and crew may not keep a bag limit. Volusia County waters south of Lytle Avenue/South Causeway in New Smyrna Beach, including Mosquito Lagoon, are in the Indian River Lagoon region, where red drum is catch-and-release only. Hook and line or cast net only. No spearing, gigging, bowfishing, snatch hooking, or multiple hooks with natural bait. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Red Drum (Redfish), 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 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 Red drum is best here
Peak season for Red drum · 9 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Seymour Point
- Depth
- 5-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonRed drum
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 Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black drum. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Nassau Sound82
Bay · 5.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 82
- Atlantic croaker 75
- Red drum 75
3 kt NH 6:32 AM · 5.1 ftL 1:03 PM · 1.2 ft
- Rayonier Reach79
Channel · 6.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 79
- Atlantic croaker 78
- Gray snapper 73
4 kt NNEH 6:46 AM · 6.1 ftL 12:42 PM · 1.2 ft
- City Front Reach79
Channel · 7.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 79
- Atlantic croaker 78
- Gray snapper 73
4 kt NNEH 6:46 AM · 6.1 ftL 12:42 PM · 1.2 ft
- Kingsley Creek75
Gut · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Southern flounder 70
3 kt NH 7:13 AM · 6.0 ftL 1:07 PM · 1.2 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.