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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 pompano72
- Black sea bass61
- Little tunny59
- Bluefish58
- Wahoo55
- King mackerel54
- Sheepshead48
- Crevalle jack47
- Red snapper46
- Yellowfin tuna46
- Striped bass45
- Greater amberjack40
- Sailfish38
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Mahi-mahi35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Gag grouper20
- Southern flounder20
- Summer flounder20
Best score today · 7 AM · Bluefish
- Now
- 584 PM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing5.0 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
Sunday, Nov 15 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Bluefish
Species seasonality
93Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Bluefish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 3 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Hook and line, spears, gigs, seine or cast net.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Bluefish, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
- Black drum Retention open (5 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)
- 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Bluefish is best here
Peak season for Bluefish · 8 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Devils Elbow
- Depth
- 1-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonBluefish
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 little tunny. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, black sea bass, little tunny and bluefish, and shoulder season for king mackerel, sheepshead, crevalle jack and red snapper. 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. Little tunny peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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
- Murat Point75
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 75
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
8 kt ENEL 10:05 PM · 1.0 ftH 3:58 AM · 4.6 ft
- French Cape74
Cape · 12 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 74
- Little tunny 68
- Black sea bass 66
8 kt EL 9:04 PM · 0.9 ftH 3:15 AM · 4.8 ft
- Saint Augustine Inlet74
Channel · 12 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 74
- Black sea bass 71
- Little tunny 69
8 kt EL 9:04 PM · 0.9 ftH 3:15 AM · 4.8 ft
- Matanzas Inlet71
Channel · 2.8 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 71
- Black sea bass 70
- Little tunny 69
8 kt ENEL 9:07 PM · 0.6 ftH 3:05 AM · 3.9 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.