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Florida pompanoRetention openChannel · Florida
Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range
27.47°N · 80.31°W · Channel · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all66
- Florida pompano66
- Common snook61
- King mackerel60
- Wahoo59
- Weakfish58
- Red drum57
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot54
- Little tunny53
- Black sea bass50
- Crevalle jack50
- Bluefish49
- Yellowfin tuna47
- Greater amberjack44
- Sailfish44
- Black drum43
- Red snapper38
- Striped bass38
- Sheepshead36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Mahi-mahi35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gray triggerfish32
- Red grouper31
- Gag grouper20
- Southern flounder20
- Spotted seatrout20
- Summer flounder20
Best score today · 6 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 662 PM EST
- Best window
- 2-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.3 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
98Tide: FloodingCurrent: 2.1 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.9 ftSeason & habitat · Florida pompano
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Florida pompano
Retention open- Daily limit
- 6 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 11 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, and beach or haul seine only. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round in state and federal waters.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Permit, Florida pompano and African pompano, 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
- 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 Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Closed (No retention)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Florida pompano is best here
Peak season for Florida pompano · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range
- Depth
- 8-25 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonFlorida pompano
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 Inner Range
Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range is a channel in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 8-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 30 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, common snook and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, wahoo, weakfish and red drum, and shoulder season for common snook, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and spot. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Shortys Slough66
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- King mackerel 60
- Wahoo 59
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- Boot Toe Point62
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- Wahoo 59
- Common snook 56
12 kt ESEH 2:36 PM · 2.4 ftL 8:40 PM · 0.2 ft
- Dynamite Point62
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- Wahoo 59
- Common snook 56
12 kt ESEH 2:36 PM · 2.4 ftL 8:40 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.