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WeakfishShoulder seasonCape · Florida
Vilano Point
29.91°N · 81.29°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack73
- Atlantic croaker72
- King mackerel71
- Spot70
- Florida pompano69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Red drum66
- Gray snapper64
- Spanish mackerel62
- Gray triggerfish61
- Summer flounder61
- Black sea bass60
- Red snapper60
- Red grouper59
- Little tunny58
- Greater amberjack55
- Black drum53
- Sheepshead53
- Southern flounder53
- Cobia52
- Mahi-mahi52
- Spotted seatrout50
- Weakfish48
- Wahoo45
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 485 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding4.0 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
39Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Weakfish is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with FWC before you keep a fish.
Species rules 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)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Vilano Point
- Depth
- 8-40 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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, gray triggerfish and black sea bass. 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
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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 Inlet76
Channel · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Crevalle jack 76
- King mackerel 71
6 kt NEH 7:01 PM · 4.9 ftL 1:15 AM · 0.9 ft
- French Cape73
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- King mackerel 71
6 kt NEH 7:01 PM · 4.9 ftL 1:15 AM · 0.9 ft
- Devils Elbow70
Bend · 12 mi
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 Point69
Cape · 9.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- King mackerel 66
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.
