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Summer flounderRetention openCape · Florida
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
- Atlantic tarpon73
- Common snook71
- Gray snapper67
- Red drum66
- Atlantic croaker64
- Southern flounder64
- Crevalle jack63
- Spot62
- King mackerel60
- Summer flounder59
- Little tunny57
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black drum53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Weakfish53
- Red snapper52
- Black sea bass51
- Cobia49
- Florida pompano48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red grouper48
- Greater amberjack47
- Sheepshead46
- Wahoo45
- Mahi-mahi41
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish32
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 4 PM · Summer flounder
- Now
- 5910 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb current
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.1 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
69Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt SSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Summer flounder
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)
Summer 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)
- 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)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Summer flounder is best here
Peak season for Summer flounder · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Garfield Point
- Depth
- Up to 5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSummer 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 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 Atlantic tarpon, common snook and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, gray snapper and red drum, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, Spanish mackerel and weakfish. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- Summer flounder
- Summer flounder lie half-buried on sand and shell bottom and ambush bait along channel edges, inlet bars and ocean reefs, from a few feet deep in back bays to about 100 feet offshore. Drift with the tide and bounce a bucktail tipped with a squid or fish strip along the bottom. The bigger fish move to ocean reefs and wrecks in late summer, so follow them out.
- 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
- Old Inlet82
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 82
- Common snook 79
- Crevalle jack 72
3 kt SSWL 2:09 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ft
- Blue Hole Creek74
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 74
- Red drum 73
- Southern flounder 73
3 kt SSWL 2:09 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ft
- Garfield Cut73
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Common snook 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
3 kt SSWL 2:09 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ft
- Fish House Cove73
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Common snook 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
3 kt SSWL 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.