UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
Summer flounderRetention openChannel · Florida
Training Wall Reach
30.39°N · 81.47°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon80
- Atlantic croaker77
- Gray snapper73
- Spot72
- Red drum71
- Southern flounder71
- Crevalle jack70
- Summer flounder68
- King mackerel64
- Weakfish64
- Black drum62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Florida pompano60
- Black sea bass59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Red snapper56
- Little tunny54
- Sheepshead54
- Gray triggerfish53
- Cobia52
- Red grouper52
- Greater amberjack51
- Mahi-mahi39
- Bluefish35
- Wahoo35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish31
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 3 AM · Summer flounder
- Now
- 684 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-6 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.3 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Training Wall Reach scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
93Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
5Water temp: 85°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Summer flounder
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Summer flounder
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 14 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Oct 15
- Other
- Same rules for Gulf, southern, summer and fringed flounder, in state and federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Closed every October 15 through November 30.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Flounder, 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)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Summer flounder is best here
Peak season for Summer flounder · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Training Wall Reach
- Depth
- 25-45 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonSummer flounder
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 Training Wall Reach
Training Wall Reach is a channel in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 25-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, gray snapper and spot, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- Summer flounder
- Summer flounder lie half-buried on sand and shell bottom and ambush bait along channel edges, inlet bars and ocean reefs, from a few feet deep in back bays to about 100 feet offshore. Drift with the tide and bounce a bucktail tipped with a squid or fish strip along the bottom. The bigger fish move to ocean reefs and wrecks in late summer, so follow them out.
- 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
- Sherman Cut Range83
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 83
- Atlantic croaker 79
- Gray snapper 76
3 kt NH 6:47 AM · 4.7 ftL 12:39 PM · 1.0 ft
- Mile Point Lower Range and Turn80
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 80
- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 74
3 kt NH 7:12 AM · 4.0 ftL 1:07 PM · 0.8 ft
- Hannah Mills Creek80
Gut · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 80
- Atlantic croaker 77
- Southern flounder 74
3 kt NH 7:22 AM · 4.4 ftL 1:24 PM · 1.0 ft
- Chicopit Bay76
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
3 kt NH 7:12 AM · 4.0 ftL 1:07 PM · 0.8 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.