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Black sea bassShoulder seasonCape · Florida
Live Oak Point
29.09°N · 80.95°W · Cape · Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- King mackerel75
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Crevalle jack71
- Gray snapper69
- Red drum68
- Southern flounder65
- Summer flounder65
- Little tunny63
- Black sea bass62
- Gray triggerfish62
- Spanish mackerel62
- Black drum61
- Red snapper61
- Red grouper60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Cobia59
- Sheepshead58
- Florida pompano57
- Mahi-mahi57
- Weakfish56
- Greater amberjack55
- Wahoo55
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 629 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.4 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 · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 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)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
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
Live Oak Point
- Depth
- 5-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Live Oak Point
Live Oak Point is a cape in Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 5-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, spot and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for little tunny, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Spot peak from September 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Ponce de Leon Cut84
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 84
- Spot 79
- Atlantic tarpon 79
4 kt NNWL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ft
- Inlet Harbor82
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 82
- Spot 82
- Crevalle jack 78
4 kt NNWL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ft
- Blind Spruce Creek80
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 78
- Crevalle jack 76
4 kt NNWL 1:14 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ft
- Wilbur Bay78
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 76
- Crevalle jack 74
4 kt NNWL 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.