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SailfishRetention openBay · Florida
Blue Hole
28.94°N · 80.87°W · Bay · Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel65
- Crevalle jack64
- Atlantic croaker63
- Common snook61
- Spot61
- Summer flounder60
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Red drum55
- Florida pompano54
- Gray snapper54
- Mahi-mahi53
- Spanish mackerel51
- Wahoo51
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper48
- Southern flounder48
- Weakfish48
- Black drum47
- Red grouper47
- Cobia46
- Little tunny46
- Spotted seatrout45
- Greater amberjack43
- Sheepshead43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 7 AM · Sailfish
- Now
- 353 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.1 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
29Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
85Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
86Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Sailfish
Species seasonality
36Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Sailfish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day (1 billfish combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 63 in, lower jaw fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Report landed billfish to NOAA within 24 hours. A federal HMS Angling Permit is needed in federal waters, not in state waters. Sailfish you plan to release may not be removed from the water in federal waters, or in state waters if you hold an HMS permit. 1 billfish per person per day. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Billfish, Tuna, and Swordfish, 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 Catch & release (No retention)
- Red grouper Retention open (3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined))
- Red snapper Check regulations
- 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 (2 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 Sailfish is best here
Out of season for Sailfish · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Blue Hole
- Depth
- 5-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonSailfish
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 Blue Hole
Blue Hole is a bay in Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 5-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and common snook, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, mahi-mahi, Spanish mackerel and wahoo. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- Sailfish
- Sailfish feed along reef edges and color changes, usually in 80 to 240 feet off Southeast Florida and farther out along the Gulf and Carolina shelf edge. Fly live goggle-eyes, pilchards or threadfins from kites, or slow-troll live ballyhoo, on non-offset circle hooks. In winter the best bite often comes the day or two after a cold front, when north wind stacks bait along the edge.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Brickhouse Cove65
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- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
8 kt NEH 8:35 PM · 1.1 ftL 3:14 AM · 0.1 ft
- Bittersweet Cove65
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Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 65
- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
8 kt NEH 8:35 PM · 1.1 ftL 3:14 AM · 0.1 ft
- Cedar Creek64
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 64
- King mackerel 64
- Red drum 64
8 kt NEH 8:35 PM · 1.1 ftL 3:14 AM · 0.1 ft
- Fox Slip64
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 64
- King mackerel 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
8 kt NEH 8:35 PM · 1.1 ftL 3:14 AM · 0.1 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.