UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
King mackerelRetention openChannel · Florida
Lake Worth Inlet
26.77°N · 80.04°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
Best score today · 5 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 3510 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.7 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Lake Worth Inlet 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
90Wind: 2 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
54Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
42Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
King mackerel
Retention open- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 24 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Hook and line and spearing only. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: King Mackerel, 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)
- 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Out of season for King mackerel · shoulder season starts in 2 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Lake Worth Inlet
- Depth
- 2-40 ftSlope
- Structure
- Inlet · Outer · Semi-exposedInlet · slope
- Season
- Off seasonKing mackerel
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 Lake Worth Inlet
Lake Worth Inlet is a channel in Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 2-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads inlet, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 21 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, common snook and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for crevalle jack and common snook, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, gray snapper, permit and red drum. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through November. Atlantic tarpon peak from March through June.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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.
- Common snook
- Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Jupiter Inlet79
Bay · 12 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 79
- Crevalle jack 79
- Atlantic tarpon 75
2 kt SWL 12:32 PM · 0.9 ftH 7:03 PM · 2.9 ft
- Entrance Channel77
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 77
- Common snook 76
- Atlantic tarpon 73
2 kt SL 12:28 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:50 PM · 3.4 ft
- Jupiter Sound77
Bay · 14 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 77
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 72
2 kt SWL 2:15 PM · 0.7 ftH 8:09 PM · 2.0 ft
- Sherman Point76
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 76
- Common snook 75
- Atlantic tarpon 71
2 kt SL 12:28 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:50 PM · 3.4 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.