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Atlantic croakerRetention openBay · Florida
Little Homosassa River
28.80°N · 82.67°W · Bay · Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Florida pompano63
- Common snook60
- Red drum59
- Gray snapper51
- Atlantic tarpon49
- Crevalle jack49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Permit48
- Southern flounder46
- Black drum45
- Gag grouper45
- King mackerel45
- Yellowfin tuna45
- Gray triggerfish41
- Red grouper41
- Red snapper41
- Spotted seatrout41
- Wahoo39
- Cobia38
- Mahi-mahi38
- Sailfish38
- Greater amberjack37
- Sheepshead28
Best score today · 8 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 675 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.7 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
72Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
81Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Atlantic croaker
Retention open- Daily limit
- Not published
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 100 pounds per person per day. No minimum size. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Spot and Atlantic croaker, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (10 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 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Little Homosassa River
- Depth
- Under 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Little Homosassa River
Little Homosassa River is a bay in Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM, Florida. Depth is under 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Florida pompano and common snook. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, common snook, red drum and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Atlantic tarpon, crevalle jack and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from July through September. Florida pompano peak from March through May and from October through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- Common snook
- Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- False Channel72
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 72
- Red drum 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
7 kt ENEL 9:48 PM · 0.1 ftH 2:39 AM · 0.9 ft
- Willey Point67
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Florida pompano 63
- Common snook 60
7 kt ENEL 12:22 AM · 0.1 ftH 5:27 AM · 0.9 ft
- Hell Gate67
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Florida pompano 63
- Common snook 60
7 kt ENEL 12:22 AM · 0.1 ftH 5:27 AM · 0.9 ft
- Shivers Bay65
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Florida pompano 60
- Common snook 58
7 kt ENEL 12:22 AM · 0.1 ftH 5:27 AM · 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.