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Atlantic croakerRetention open

Channel · Florida

Two Mile Channel

29.69°N · 85.01°W · Channel · Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM

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Best score today · 11 PM · Atlantic croaker

75/100Great
Now
734 AM EDT
Best window
11 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
High1.7 ft

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Sun · 81

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 4 AM · now

Time4ANOW
Score73Great
Tide1.7 ftHigh
Current0.2 knmodeled · toward W
Wind4 kn NNEgusts 7 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.5 ft · 4 s
Air temp76°Warm
WeatherPartly cloudy32% cloud
Water87°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Atlantic croaker

Retention open
Daily limit
Not published
Possession
Not published
Size
Not published
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
100 pounds per person per day. No minimum size. Open year-round.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Spot and Atlantic croaker, read Sep 13

Other species here

  • Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
  • Bluefish Retention open (10 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 Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
  • Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
  • Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day)
  • Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
  • King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
  • Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
  • Permit Retention open (2 per day)
  • Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
  • Red grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
  • Red snapper Retention open (2 per day (10 snapper combined))
  • 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
  • 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 Atlantic croaker is best here

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Spot profile

Two Mile Channel

Depth
About 7 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · flat bottom
Season
Peak seasonAtlantic croaker

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 Two Mile Channel

Two Mile Channel is a channel in Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is about 7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 23 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Florida pompano and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, gray snapper and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Atlantic tarpon, black drum and southern flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from July through September. Florida pompano peak from March through May and from October through November. Gray snapper peak from June through September.

Tackle & technique

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.
Florida pompano
Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
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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  • Apalachicola Bay

    Bay · 2.5 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 70
    • Florida pompano 57
    • Red drum 55

    4 kt NNEL 7:56 AM · 1.6 ftH 12:48 PM · 1.9 ft

  • Little Bay

    Bay · 3.8 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 70
    • Red drum 59
    • Florida pompano 57

    4 kt NNEL 8:42 AM · 1.3 ftH 1:56 PM · 1.9 ft

  • Saint Vincent Point

    Cape · 3.9 mi

    68
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 68
    • Florida pompano 57
    • Red drum 54

    4 kt NNEL 8:15 AM · 1.3 ftH 1:29 PM · 1.6 ft

  • Sheepshead Bayou

    Bay · 4.7 mi

    67
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 67
    • Red drum 58
    • Florida pompano 55

    4 kt NNEL 8:15 AM · 1.3 ftH 1:29 PM · 1.6 ft

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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.