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SailfishRetention openBay · Florida
Fozzard Creek
29.12°N · 80.97°W · Bay · Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker78
- Southern flounder75
- Spot75
- Crevalle jack74
- Red drum72
- King mackerel71
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Summer flounder68
- Gray snapper66
- Spotted seatrout66
- Gray triggerfish59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Weakfish59
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass58
- Little tunny58
- Red snapper58
- Cobia57
- Red grouper57
- Mahi-mahi55
- Sheepshead55
- Florida pompano54
- Wahoo53
- Greater amberjack52
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 AM · Sailfish
- Now
- 358 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.1 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 4 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
86Water temp: 82°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Sailfish
Species seasonality
35Off 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 Retention open (1 per day)
- 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 (3 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 Sailfish is best here
Out of season for Sailfish · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Fozzard Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Fozzard Creek
Fozzard Creek is a bay in Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, southern flounder and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, southern flounder, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, Spanish mackerel, weakfish and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Southern flounder peak from September through November. Spot peak from September 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.
- 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.
- Southern flounder
- Flounder lie half buried on soft bottom along marsh edges, creek mouths, dock pilings and the sandy sides of passes, usually in 1 to 15 feet of water. Drag a mud minnow or finger mullet on a Carolina rig, or bump a soft plastic slowly along the bottom, and give the fish a few seconds before setting the hook. In fall the adults stack up at passes and jetties on their way offshore, and many anglers gig them at night in knee-deep water.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Inlet Harbor81
Bay · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 81
- Spot 81
- Crevalle jack 72
4 kt NWL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ft
- Blind Spruce Creek80
Bay · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 77
- Southern flounder 71
4 kt NWL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ft
- Wilbur Bay78
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 74
4 kt NWL 12:00 PM · 1.0 ftH 6:21 PM · 4.3 ft
- Live Oak Point74
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- King mackerel 68
4 kt NWL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 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.