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BluefishRetention 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
- Atlantic croaker60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Red drum59
- Gray snapper57
- King mackerel55
- Spot55
- Summer flounder53
- Crevalle jack52
- Florida pompano52
- Mahi-mahi49
- Black drum48
- Spanish mackerel45
- Black sea bass44
- Weakfish43
- Red snapper42
- Gray triggerfish40
- Sheepshead40
- Cobia39
- Red grouper38
- Wahoo36
- Greater amberjack35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Little tunny34
- Sailfish34
- Bluefish33
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Bluefish
- Now
- 3310 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.7 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
21Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 6 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
47Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.3 ftSeason & habitat · Bluefish
Species seasonality
39Off 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)
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 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Bluefish is best here
Out of season for Bluefish · shoulder season starts in 2 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Devils Elbow
- Depth
- 1-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon, red drum and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, mahi-mahi, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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.
- Atlantic tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Saint Augustine Inlet70
Channel · 12 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Red drum 66
5 kt NEH 2:02 AM · 4.3 ftL 8:11 AM · 1.6 ft
- Matanzas Inlet67
Channel · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Gray snapper 64
6 kt ENEH 1:49 AM · 3.3 ftL 8:13 AM · 1.1 ft
- French Cape66
Cape · 12 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
5 kt NEH 2:02 AM · 4.3 ftL 8:11 AM · 1.6 ft
- Murat Point61
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 61
- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Atlantic croaker 58
6 kt ENEH 2:55 AM · 4.0 ftL 9:11 AM · 1.3 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.