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Greater amberjackRetention open

Channel · Florida

Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range

27.47°N · 80.31°W · Channel · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 5 PM · Greater amberjack

85/100Epic
Now
524 AM EDT
Best window
3-7 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding1.4 ft ▲

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Tue · 86

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 4 AM · now

Time4ANOW
Score52Good
Tide1.4 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood1.0 kn · toward WSW
Wind4 kn SSEgusts 7 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.0 ft · 7 s
Air temp76°Warm
WeatherMostly cloudy57% cloud
Water86°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

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Greater amberjack

Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 28 in, fork length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Changes
Closed from Apr 1
Other
Private-vessel anglers need the State Reef Fish Angler designation. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Open January through March and May through December. Closed in April.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Amberjack, 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)
  • 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)
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Source: FWC · synced yesterday

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When Greater amberjack is best here

Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 9 more weeks at shoulder

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Spot profile

Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range

Depth
8-25 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
Season
Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack

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 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, black drum, black sea bass 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

Greater amberjack
Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
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.

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    • Common snook 73
    • Gray snapper 70

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  • Shortys Slough

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    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 74
    • Atlantic croaker 73
    • Common snook 73

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  • Dynamite Point

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    • Common snook 73
    • Gray snapper 70

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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.