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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
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack77
- Gray snapper74
- Summer flounder74
- Atlantic tarpon72
- King mackerel72
- Red drum71
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spanish mackerel67
- Southern flounder63
- Spot63
- Weakfish62
- Little tunny60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Florida pompano59
- Greater amberjack58
- Black sea bass57
- Cobia56
- Black drum54
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Sheepshead51
- Red grouper50
- Mahi-mahi46
- Wahoo42
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 4 AM · Wahoo
- Now
- 4210 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-12 PMEbb 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
97Tide: EbbingCurrent: 2.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 84°F, hotLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Wahoo
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Wahoo
Retention open- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- No minimum size. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Wahoo, 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 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)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Wahoo is best here
Shoulder season for Wahoo · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sherman Cut Range
- Depth
- 15-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWahoo
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 crevalle jack, gray snapper and summer flounder. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, gray snapper, summer flounder and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, weakfish, little tunny and Florida pompano. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Summer flounder peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Wahoo
- Wahoo patrol drop-offs, seamounts, rigs and weed lines where current and temperature breaks meet, usually along the 100 to 600 foot contours. High-speed trolling at 12 to 18 knots with weighted lures covers ground, and slower trolling with ballyhoo or diving plugs works over known structure. Use wire leader, because their teeth cut monofilament.
- 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.
- 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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- Gray snapper 75
- Summer flounder 74
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- Mile Point Lower Range and Turn78
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- Gray snapper 75
- King mackerel 75
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- Chicopit Bay77
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 77
- Red drum 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
8 kt NNEL 1:07 PM · 0.8 ftH 7:43 PM · 4.5 ft
- Training Wall Reach77
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Crevalle jack 76
- Atlantic tarpon 73
8 kt NNEL 1:07 PM · 0.8 ftH 7:43 PM · 4.5 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.
