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Cape · Florida

Vilano Point

29.91°N · 81.29°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM

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Best score today · 7 AM · Bluefish

79/100Great
Now
353 PM EDT
Best window
3 PM-12 AMHigh slack
Tide now
Flooding2.1 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 3 PM · now

Time3PNOW
Score35Fair
Tide2.1 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.2 knmodeled · toward SSW
Wind7 kn NEgusts 22 · steady
Sea stateModerate2.1 ft · 4 s
Air temp81°Warm
WeatherOvercast100% chance of rain
Water83°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

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Bluefish

Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 12 in, fork length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Hook and line, spears, gigs, seine or cast net.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Bluefish, read Sep 13

Other species here

  • Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
  • Black drum Retention open (5 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)
  • Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)

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When Bluefish is best here

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Spot profile

Vilano Point

Depth
8-40 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · slope
Season
Off seasonBluefish

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 Vilano Point

Vilano Point is a cape in Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 8-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and king mackerel. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.

Tackle & technique

Bluefish
Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
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.
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

  • Saint Augustine Inlet

    Channel · 0.3 mi

    74
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 74
    • Atlantic croaker 73
    • King mackerel 68

    7 kt NEH 7:01 PM · 4.9 ftL 1:15 AM · 0.9 ft

  • French Cape

    Cape · 0.7 mi

    71
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 71
    • Atlantic croaker 69
    • King mackerel 68

    7 kt NEH 7:01 PM · 4.9 ftL 1:15 AM · 0.9 ft

  • Devils Elbow

    Bend · 12 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 70
    • Crevalle jack 69
    • King mackerel 67

    10 kt NEH 7:57 PM · 4.8 ftL 2:22 AM · 0.9 ft

  • Murat Point

    Cape · 9.7 mi

    68
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 68
    • Atlantic croaker 65
    • King mackerel 65

    10 kt NEH 7:57 PM · 4.8 ftL 2:22 AM · 0.9 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.