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Summer flounderRetention 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 croaker70
- Southern flounder70
- Spot68
- Red drum67
- Crevalle jack66
- King mackerel64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Summer flounder62
- Gray snapper59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Black drum54
- Mahi-mahi54
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Little tunny52
- Cobia51
- Red grouper51
- Red snapper51
- Sheepshead50
- Wahoo50
- Weakfish50
- Florida pompano49
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 7 AM · Summer flounder
- Now
- 6211 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.2 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
50Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
45Water temp: 82°F, hotLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Summer flounder
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Summer flounder
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 14 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Oct 15
- Other
- Same rules for Gulf, southern, summer and fringed flounder, in state and federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Closed every October 15 through November 30.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Flounder, 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
- 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)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Summer flounder is best here
Peak season for Summer flounder · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Fozzard Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSummer flounder
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 red drum, and shoulder season for black drum, mahi-mahi, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Southern flounder peak from September through November. Spot peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Summer flounder
- Summer flounder lie half-buried on sand and shell bottom and ambush bait along channel edges, inlet bars and ocean reefs, from a few feet deep in back bays to about 100 feet offshore. Drift with the tide and bounce a bucktail tipped with a squid or fish strip along the bottom. The bigger fish move to ocean reefs and wrecks in late summer, so follow them out.
- 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
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 81
- Spot 80
- Crevalle jack 77
5 kt NNEL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ft
- Blind Spruce Creek79
Bay · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 77
- Crevalle jack 75
5 kt NNEL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ft
- Live Oak Point74
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- King mackerel 73
- Spot 71
5 kt NNEL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ft
- Wilbur Bay70
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 66
5 kt NNEL 12:00 PM · 1.0 ftH 6:21 PM · 4.3 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.