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Bend · Florida

Devils Elbow

29.74°N · 81.25°W · Bend · Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM

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Best score today · 4 PM · King mackerel

75/100Great
Now
628 AM EST
Best window
2-8 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.3 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Thursday, Nov 12 · 7 AM

Time7A
Score64Good
Tide1.9 ft ▲Flooding
Wind3 kn NNWgusts 5 · steady
Air temp47°Cool
WeatherMostly cloudy81% cloud
Water75°FPersisted

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

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 Closed (No retention)
  • Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
  • Spot Retention open (50 per day)
  • Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
  • Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
  • 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

Shoulder season for King mackerel · 4 more weeks at shoulder

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Spot profile

Devils Elbow

Depth
1-10 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · flat bottom
Season
Shoulder 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 Devils Elbow

Devils Elbow is a bend in Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 1-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, little tunny and bluefish. It is peak season now for black sea bass, little tunny, bluefish and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for king mackerel, sheepshead, crevalle jack and red snapper. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.

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.
Black sea bass
Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Little tunny
Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Murat Point

    Cape · 2.5 mi

    69
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 69
    • Bluefish 65
    • Black sea bass 63

    9 kt EL 9:20 AM · 0.9 ftH 3:28 PM · 5.1 ft

  • Saint Augustine Inlet

    Channel · 12 mi

    65
    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 65
    • Florida pompano 63
    • Black sea bass 61

    8 kt ENEH 2:40 PM · 5.2 ftL 9:04 PM · 0.9 ft

  • Matanzas Inlet

    Channel · 2.8 mi

    63
    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 63
    • Florida pompano 62
    • Black sea bass 59

    9 kt EH 2:28 PM · 4.5 ftL 9:07 PM · 0.6 ft

  • French Cape

    Cape · 12 mi

    63
    Top: Florida pompanoPeak season
    • Florida pompano 63
    • Little tunny 60
    • Wahoo 57

    8 kt ENEH 2:40 PM · 5.2 ftL 9:04 PM · 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.