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Ponce de Leon Inlet

29.07°N · 80.92°W · Channel · Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 9 AM · Wahoo

83/100Great
Now
473 AM EDT
Best window
3 AM-12 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding1.8 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: today · 83

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 3 AM · now

Time3ANOW
Score47Good
Tide1.8 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

Wahoo

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

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Wahoo, 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)
  • Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
  • Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
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When Wahoo is best here

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Spot profile

Ponce de Leon Inlet

Depth
7-15 ftNearest water
Structure
Inlet · Outer · ExposedInlet · slope
Season
Shoulder seasonWahoo

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 Inlet

Ponce de Leon Inlet is a channel in Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 7-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads inlet, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Spot peak from September through October.

Tackle & technique

Wahoo
Wahoo patrol drop-offs, seamounts, rigs and weed lines where current and temperature breaks meet, usually along the 100 to 600 foot contours. High-speed trolling at 12 to 18 knots with weighted lures covers ground, and slower trolling with ballyhoo or diving plugs works over known structure. Use wire leader, because their teeth cut monofilament.
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.
Atlantic tarpon
Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

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  • Ponce de Leon Cut

    Channel · 1.3 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

  • Inlet Harbor

    Bay · 1.7 mi

    77
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 77
    • Spot 76
    • Gray snapper 69

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

  • Blind Spruce Creek

    Bay · 1.8 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

  • Bass Flats

    Flat · 0.6 mi

    74
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 74
    • Red drum 71
    • Atlantic croaker 70

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