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Garfield Point
27.52°N · 80.33°W · Cape · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook75
- Atlantic tarpon74
- Red drum68
- Gray snapper67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Southern flounder66
- Crevalle jack64
- King mackerel63
- Spot63
- Spotted seatrout59
- Summer flounder59
- Little tunny57
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black drum54
- Weakfish54
- Cobia52
- Red snapper52
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish49
- Florida pompano48
- Greater amberjack48
- Red grouper48
- Sheepshead47
- Mahi-mahi46
- Wahoo44
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 5 PM · Sailfish
- Now
- 3511 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.0 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
70Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
71Wind: 3 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Sailfish
Species seasonality
35Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Sailfish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day (1 billfish combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 63 in, lower jaw fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Report landed billfish to NOAA within 24 hours. A federal HMS Angling Permit is needed in federal waters, not in state waters. Sailfish you plan to release may not be removed from the water in federal waters, or in state waters if you hold an HMS permit. 1 billfish per person per day. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Billfish, Tuna, and Swordfish, 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
- 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Sailfish is best here
Out of season for Sailfish · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Garfield Point
- Depth
- Up to 5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonSailfish
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 Garfield Point
Garfield Point is a cape in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is up to 5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are common snook, Atlantic tarpon and red drum. It is peak season now for common snook, Atlantic tarpon, red drum and gray snapper, and shoulder season for little tunny, Spanish mackerel, black drum and weakfish. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Sailfish
- Sailfish feed along reef edges and color changes, usually in 80 to 240 feet off Southeast Florida and farther out along the Gulf and Carolina shelf edge. Fly live goggle-eyes, pilchards or threadfins from kites, or slow-troll live ballyhoo, on non-offset circle hooks. In winter the best bite often comes the day or two after a cold front, when north wind stacks bait along the edge.
- 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
- Old Inlet83
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 83
- Atlantic tarpon 83
- Crevalle jack 73
3 kt SL 2:09 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ft
- Blue Hole Creek77
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 77
- Red drum 73
- Southern flounder 72
3 kt SL 2:09 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ft
- Garfield Cut75
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 71
3 kt SL 2:09 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ft
- Fish House Cove75
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 71
3 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.