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WeakfishShoulder seasonChannel · Florida
Fort Pierce Inlet Entrance Range
27.47°N · 80.28°W · Channel · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon77
- Common snook75
- Atlantic croaker72
- Gray snapper69
- Red drum69
- Southern flounder68
- Spot67
- Summer flounder67
- Crevalle jack66
- Weakfish62
- King mackerel61
- Spotted seatrout61
- Florida pompano56
- Black drum53
- Little tunny51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Black sea bass49
- Cobia48
- Greater amberjack46
- Red snapper45
- Sheepshead43
- Wahoo43
- Gray triggerfish41
- Red grouper41
- Mahi-mahi38
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish33
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 9 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 625 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-6 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.8 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 4 kt SSEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
79Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Weakfish 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 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)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 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 Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Fort Pierce Inlet Entrance Range
- Depth
- 15-35 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Fort Pierce Inlet Entrance Range
Fort Pierce Inlet Entrance Range is a channel in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 15-35 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, common snook and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper, and shoulder season for weakfish, Florida pompano, black drum and little tunny. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Fort Pierce Inlet78
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- Atlantic tarpon 78
- Southern flounder 70
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- Dynamite Point72
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Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 72
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Gray snapper 66
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- Boot Toe Point72
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 72
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Gray snapper 66
4 kt SSEH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ft
- Tucker Cove72
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 72
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Crevalle jack 69
4 kt SSEH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 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.