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Southern flounderRetention openCape · 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
- King mackerel59
- Atlantic croaker57
- Crevalle jack54
- Spot54
- Mahi-mahi52
- Gray snapper51
- Red drum51
- Atlantic tarpon50
- Summer flounder50
- Wahoo50
- Florida pompano48
- Little tunny47
- Black sea bass46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Red snapper45
- Black drum44
- Red grouper44
- Southern flounder44
- Cobia43
- Sheepshead42
- Spotted seatrout41
- Greater amberjack39
- Weakfish38
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 AM · Southern flounder
- Now
- 441 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Low0.7 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
22Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 7 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
47Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Southern flounder
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Southern 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)
- 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Southern flounder is best here
Peak season for Southern flounder · 8 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Live Oak Point
- Depth
- 5-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSouthern 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 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 king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot, and shoulder season for mahi-mahi, wahoo, Florida pompano and little tunny. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Wilbur Bay68
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 65
7 kt NNEH 6:21 PM · 4.3 ftL 12:39 AM · 1.0 ft
- Ponce de Leon Cut65
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 60
7 kt NNEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 ft
- Inlet Harbor64
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 62
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- Blind Spruce Creek62
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Crevalle jack 60
- Spot 60
7 kt NNEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 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.