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Crevalle jackRetention openBar · Florida
Crystal Reef
28.91°N · 82.75°W · Bar · Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Gray snapper76
- Common snook75
- Red drum74
- Gag grouper71
- Gray triggerfish68
- Red grouper68
- Red snapper68
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Black drum67
- Florida pompano66
- Spanish mackerel66
- Crevalle jack65
- Permit65
- King mackerel63
- Greater amberjack61
- Southern flounder59
- Cobia55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Sailfish51
- Yellowfin tuna51
- Mahi-mahi44
- Wahoo44
- Sheepshead35
Best score today · 6 PM · Crevalle jack
- Now
- 6511 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.9 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 6 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Crevalle jack
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Crevalle jack
Retention open- Daily limit
- Not published
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Two fish or 100 pounds per person per day, whichever is more. Crevalle jack is an unregulated species with this default limit. Hook and line, spears, gigs, haul seines and cast nets.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: "Unregulated" Species, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (10 per day)
- Bonefish Catch & release (No retention)
- Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
- 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 (5 per day)
- Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Crevalle jack is best here
Shoulder season for Crevalle jack · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Crystal Reef
- Depth
- 9-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Reef · Outer · Semi-exposedReef · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonCrevalle jack
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 Crystal Reef
Crystal Reef is a bar in Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is 9-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads reef, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, gray snapper and common snook. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, gray snapper, common snook and red drum, and shoulder season for gag grouper, gray triggerfish, red grouper and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from July through September. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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.
- 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
- Tin Pan Gap78
Channel · 2.5 mi
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- Common snook 73
- Gray snapper 71
6 kt NNEH 12:05 PM · 4.0 ftL 7:34 PM · 0.7 ft
- Mangrove Point76
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 76
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Red drum 71
6 kt NEH 12:48 PM · 3.3 ftL 7:48 PM · 0.3 ft
- Crystal Bay75
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Red drum 71
6 kt NNEH 1:01 PM · 2.7 ftL 8:19 PM · 0.2 ft
- Black Point75
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Red drum 71
6 kt NNEH 1:01 PM · 2.7 ftL 8:19 PM · 0.2 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.