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Summer flounderRetention openChannel · Florida
Ponce de Leon Cut
29.07°N · 80.94°W · Channel · Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Crevalle jack67
- King mackerel67
- Spot65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Summer flounder64
- Gray snapper62
- Red drum62
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass58
- Florida pompano56
- Southern flounder55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Mahi-mahi54
- Gray triggerfish53
- Weakfish53
- Sheepshead52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Red grouper51
- Red snapper51
- Wahoo51
- Little tunny49
- Cobia48
- Greater amberjack46
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 AM · Summer flounder
- Now
- 642 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
53Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
85Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 82°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Summer flounder
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Summer 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)
- 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)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Summer flounder is best here
Peak season for Summer flounder · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Ponce de Leon Cut
- Depth
- 1-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSummer 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 Ponce de Leon Cut
Ponce de Leon Cut is a channel in Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 1-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack, king mackerel and spot, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, Florida pompano and mahi-mahi. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Summer flounder
- Summer flounder lie half-buried on sand and shell bottom and ambush bait along channel edges, inlet bars and ocean reefs, from a few feet deep in back bays to about 100 feet offshore. Drift with the tide and bounce a bucktail tipped with a squid or fish strip along the bottom. The bigger fish move to ocean reefs and wrecks in late summer, so follow them out.
- 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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Ponce de Leon Inlet77
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Crevalle jack 77
- King mackerel 72
8 kt NEH 6:54 PM · 3.7 ftL 1:03 AM · 0.8 ft
- Bass Flats71
Flat · 1.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 71
- Red drum 70
- Atlantic croaker 68
8 kt NEH 6:54 PM · 3.7 ftL 1:03 AM · 0.8 ft
- Inlet Harbor69
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 68
- King mackerel 68
8 kt NEH 7:18 PM · 3.2 ftL 1:37 AM · 0.7 ft
- Blind Spruce Creek67
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 67
- King mackerel 67
8 kt NEH 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.