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SpotRetention openBend · Florida
Devils Elbow
29.74°N · 81.25°W · Bend · Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano54
- Black sea bass51
- Bluefish50
- Wahoo47
- Little tunny45
- King mackerel44
- Yellowfin tuna43
- Red snapper39
- Sheepshead39
- Striped bass37
- Crevalle jack36
- Mahi-mahi35
- Gray snapper34
- Sailfish32
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Gray triggerfish30
- Greater amberjack30
- Red drum30
- Red grouper30
- Spanish mackerel30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Cobia27
- Gag grouper20
- Southern flounder20
- Summer flounder20
Best score today · 6 PM · Spot
- Now
- 309 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low1.1 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 75°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
66Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Spot
Retention open- Daily limit
- 50 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 50 per person per species. No minimum size. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Spot and Atlantic croaker, 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)
- 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 Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Spot is best here
Shoulder season for Spot · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Devils Elbow
- Depth
- 1-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSpot
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 Florida pompano, black sea bass and bluefish. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, black sea bass, bluefish and wahoo, and shoulder season for king mackerel, yellowfin tuna, red snapper and sheepshead. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
Tackle & technique
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Saint Augustine Inlet64
Channel · 12 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 64
- Florida pompano 63
- Red drum 62
9 kt ENEH 2:10 AM · 4.6 ftL 8:17 AM · 0.8 ft
- French Cape63
Cape · 12 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 63
- Red drum 62
- Atlantic croaker 57
9 kt ENEH 2:10 AM · 4.6 ftL 8:17 AM · 0.8 ft
- Matanzas Inlet62
Channel · 2.8 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 62
- Black sea bass 59
- Bluefish 59
9 kt ENEH 1:54 AM · 3.7 ftL 8:14 AM · 0.7 ft
- Murat Point54
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 54
- Bluefish 51
- Red drum 51
9 kt ENEL 9:11 PM · 1.1 ftH 2:56 AM · 4.5 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.