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Sherman Cut Range

30.39°N · 81.44°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM

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Best score today · 4 AM · Greater amberjack

83/100Great
Now
535 AM EDT
Best window
5-6 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding4.0 ft ▲

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Wed · 84

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 5 AM · now

Time5ANOW
Score53Good
Tide4.0 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood1.6 kn · toward SSW
Wind4 kn Ngusts 6 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.3 ft · 6 s
Air temp76°Warm
WeatherPartly cloudy35% chance of rain
Water84°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Greater amberjack

Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 28 in, fork length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Changes
Closed from Apr 1
Other
Private-vessel anglers need the State Reef Fish Angler designation. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Open January through March and May through December. Closed in April.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Amberjack, 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)
  • 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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Source: FWC · synced yesterday

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When Greater amberjack is best here

Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 9 more weeks at shoulder

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Spot profile

Sherman Cut Range

Depth
15-50 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
Season
Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack

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 Sherman Cut Range

Sherman Cut Range is a channel in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 15-50 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.

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

Tackle & technique

Greater amberjack
Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
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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    • Atlantic tarpon 81
    • Atlantic croaker 76
    • Gray snapper 74

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  • Mile Point Lower Range and Turn

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    81
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    • Atlantic tarpon 81
    • Atlantic croaker 79
    • Gray snapper 74

    4 kt NH 7:12 AM · 4.0 ftL 1:07 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Chicopit Bay

    Bay · 1.2 mi

    77
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 77
    • Atlantic croaker 73
    • Red drum 71

    4 kt NH 7:12 AM · 4.0 ftL 1:07 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Training Wall Reach

    Channel · 1.7 mi

    77
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 77
    • Atlantic tarpon 76
    • Spot 72

    4 kt NH 7:12 AM · 4.0 ftL 1:07 PM · 0.8 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.