UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
Yellowfin tunaOff 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
- King mackerel72
- Atlantic croaker69
- Crevalle jack69
- Spot67
- Gray snapper65
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Red drum62
- Florida pompano61
- Summer flounder61
- Black sea bass60
- Gray triggerfish60
- Little tunny59
- Red snapper59
- Red grouper58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Black drum55
- Southern flounder55
- Mahi-mahi54
- Sheepshead54
- Cobia53
- Greater amberjack53
- Spotted seatrout52
- Wahoo52
- Weakfish50
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 9 AM · Yellowfin tuna
- Now
- 353 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding1.1 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Live Oak Point scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Yellowfin tuna
Species seasonality
44Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Prime structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Yellowfin tuna 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Yellowfin tuna is best here
Out of season for Yellowfin tuna · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Live Oak Point
- Depth
- 5-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonYellowfin tuna
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 Florida pompano, black sea bass, gray triggerfish 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
- Yellowfin tuna
- Yellowfin feed in blue water along canyon edges, the shelf break, current edges, deepwater platforms and FADs, usually from the surface to about 300 feet. Troll ballyhoo, spreader bars and cedar plugs early in the day, then chunk butterfish or sardines, fish live hardtails, or drop jigs to marks. Around Gulf platforms and in the canyons the night bite on chunks and jigs is often better than the day.
- 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
- Ponce de Leon Cut78
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Crevalle jack 74
- Spot 73
8 kt NEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 ft
- Inlet Harbor76
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Crevalle jack 76
- Spot 76
8 kt NEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 ft
- Blind Spruce Creek74
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 74
- King mackerel 72
8 kt NEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 ft
- Wilbur Bay74
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 72
- Spot 72
8 kt NEH 6:21 PM · 4.3 ftL 12:39 AM · 1.0 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.