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Southern flounderRetention openBay · Florida
Blue Hole Creek
27.53°N · 80.32°W · Bay · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook67
- Southern flounder67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Red drum65
- Crevalle jack59
- Gray snapper58
- Summer flounder56
- Spotted seatrout54
- Atlantic croaker53
- King mackerel51
- Spot51
- Weakfish51
- Little tunny48
- Spanish mackerel46
- Florida pompano41
- Wahoo41
- Cobia40
- Black drum38
- Greater amberjack38
- Black sea bass35
- Bluefish35
- Red snapper35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Mahi-mahi34
- Gray triggerfish32
- Red grouper32
- Sheepshead30
- Sailfish27
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 4 PM · Southern flounder
- Now
- 671 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.9 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
61Tide: EbbingCurrent: 2.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 2 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Southern flounder
Species seasonality
100Season: PeakHabitat: Prime structureDepth: 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 Catch & release (No retention)
- 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 (2 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 Southern flounder is best here
Peak season for Southern flounder · 8 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Blue Hole Creek
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Blue Hole Creek
Blue Hole Creek is a bay in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are common snook, southern flounder and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for common snook, southern flounder, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for weakfish, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and Florida pompano. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Southern flounder peak from September through November. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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.
- Common snook
- Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
- 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
- Blue Hole Point73
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Common snook 70
- Gray snapper 67
2 kt SL 4:22 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:44 AM · 0.9 ft
- Big Starvation Cove73
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Crevalle jack 68
2 kt SL 4:22 AM · 0.4 ftH 9:44 AM · 0.9 ft
- Garfield Cut67
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Common snook 65
- Atlantic croaker 61
2 kt SL 2:09 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ft
- Garfield Point67
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Common snook 65
- Red drum 59
2 kt SL 2:09 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.2 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.