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Atlantic croakerRetention open

Bay · Florida

Inlet Harbor

29.09°N · 80.94°W · Bay · Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 8 AM · Atlantic croaker

81/100Great
Now
773 AM EDT
Best window
3 AM-12 PMHigh slack
Tide now
Flooding1.5 ft ▲

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Thu · 82

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 3 AM · now

Time3ANOW
Score77Great
Tide1.5 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.2 knmodeled · toward NW
Wind1 kn NNWgusts 2 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.2 ft · 7 s
Air temp75°Warm
WeatherMostly cloudy55% cloud
Water82°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Atlantic croaker

Retention open
Daily limit
50 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Not published
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
50 per person per species. No minimum size. Open year-round.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Spot and Atlantic croaker, read Sep 13

Other species here

  • 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)
  • Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
  • Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
  • Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
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When Atlantic croaker is best here

Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 5 more weeks at peak

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Spot profile

Inlet Harbor

Depth
4-10 ftNearest water
Structure
Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
Season
Peak seasonAtlantic croaker

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 Inlet Harbor

Inlet Harbor is a bay in Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 4-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, Florida pompano and sheepshead. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.

Tackle & technique

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.
Spot
Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Gray snapper
Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.

Nearby spots

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  • Ponce de Leon Cut

    Channel · 1.4 mi

    78
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 78
    • Atlantic tarpon 76
    • Spot 74

    1 kt NNWH 6:49 AM · 3.0 ftL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ft

  • Ponce de Leon Inlet

    Channel · 1.7 mi

    78
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 78
    • Atlantic tarpon 77
    • Spot 74

    1 kt NNWH 6:29 AM · 3.2 ftL 12:20 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Blind Spruce Creek

    Bay · 0.5 mi

    75
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 75
    • Spot 73
    • Southern flounder 70

    1 kt NNWH 6:49 AM · 3.0 ftL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ft

  • Live Oak Point

    Cape · 0.6 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 70
    • Atlantic tarpon 68
    • Spot 67

    1 kt NNWH 6:49 AM · 3.0 ftL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ft

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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.