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Red snapperCheck regulationsFlat · Florida
Bass Flats
29.06°N · 80.92°W · Flat · Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel71
- Red drum71
- Atlantic croaker69
- Crevalle jack69
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Spot67
- Summer flounder67
- Gray snapper65
- Southern flounder63
- Florida pompano61
- Spotted seatrout61
- Black drum60
- Black sea bass60
- Gray triggerfish60
- Red snapper59
- Red grouper58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Little tunny56
- Weakfish56
- Mahi-mahi54
- Sheepshead54
- Cobia53
- Greater amberjack53
- Wahoo52
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 9 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 593 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding1.8 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Check regulations
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Red snapper
Check regulationsNo limits are on file for this species here. FWC pages disagree. The snapper page lists Atlantic red snapper in state waters as open with a 20-inch minimum and 2 per person. The Atlantic red snapper season page says the 2026 season (May 22 to June 20 and three October weekends, 1 fish, no minimum size) is temporarily postponed, and Executive Order 26-16 rescinded the 2026 Atlantic red snapper order. Check with FWC before keeping one. Check with FWC before you keep one.
From FWC Atlantic Recreational Red Snapper State Management Season, 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))
- 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 Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bass Flats
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Flat · Outer · Semi-exposedFlat · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed snapper
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 Bass Flats
Bass Flats is a flat in Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads flat, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, red drum and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for king mackerel, red drum, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Ponce de Leon Inlet78
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Crevalle jack 78
- Spot 73
8 kt NEH 6:54 PM · 3.7 ftL 1:03 AM · 0.8 ft
- Ponce de Leon Cut78
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Crevalle jack 74
- Spot 73
8 kt NEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 ft
- Inlet Harbor76
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Crevalle jack 76
- Spot 76
8 kt NEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 ft
- Blind Spruce Creek74
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 74
- King mackerel 72
8 kt NEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 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.