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Black sea bassShoulder seasonChannel · Florida
Indian River North
28.97°N · 80.89°W · Channel · Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Common snook66
- Crevalle jack64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Spot63
- King mackerel61
- Red drum61
- Gray snapper60
- Summer flounder59
- Black drum56
- Black sea bass55
- Mahi-mahi53
- Southern flounder53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Wahoo51
- Gray triggerfish50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Florida pompano49
- Little tunny49
- Red snapper49
- Sheepshead49
- Weakfish49
- Red grouper48
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 552 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.1 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
51Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 82°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
70Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Black sea bass is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with FWC before you keep a fish.
Species rules 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
- 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 (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 Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Indian River North
- Depth
- 8-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
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 Indian River North
Indian River North is a channel in Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 8-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, common snook and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, common snook, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, mahi-mahi and wahoo. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- 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.
- 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
- Little Snapper Cut71
Channel · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 68
- King mackerel 67
8 kt NEH 7:20 PM · 2.5 ftL 1:42 AM · 0.3 ft
- Browns Bay68
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Crevalle jack 68
- King mackerel 66
8 kt NEH 7:20 PM · 2.5 ftL 1:42 AM · 0.3 ft
- Snake Creek67
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 67
- King mackerel 66
8 kt NEH 7:20 PM · 2.5 ftL 1:42 AM · 0.3 ft
- Fox Slip64
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 64
- Spot 62
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.