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Greater amberjackRetention openBar · Florida
Gilbert Shoal
27.21°N · 80.15°W · Bar · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Summer flounder70
- Atlantic croaker69
- Crevalle jack69
- Gray snapper68
- King mackerel67
- Common snook65
- Spot65
- Red drum64
- Spanish mackerel64
- Black drum61
- Black sea bass61
- Gray triggerfish59
- Little tunny59
- Red grouper59
- Red snapper59
- Southern flounder59
- Sheepshead55
- Greater amberjack54
- Weakfish53
- Cobia52
- Wahoo49
- Florida pompano45
- Mahi-mahi45
- Spotted seatrout44
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 2 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 5410 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.4 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt WSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
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)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Gilbert Shoal
- Depth
- 35-45 ftSlope
- Structure
- Shoal · Outer · ExposedShoal · 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 Gilbert Shoal
Gilbert Shoal is a bar in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 35-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads shoal, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, summer flounder, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Summer flounder peak 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Negro Cove76
Bay · 1.7 mi
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- Crevalle jack 75
- Spot 74
3 kt WSWL 12:06 PM · 0.8 ftH 6:14 PM · 3.5 ft
- Bessie Cove76
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Crevalle jack 75
- Spot 74
3 kt WSWL 12:06 PM · 0.8 ftH 6:14 PM · 3.5 ft
- North Point72
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Common snook 71
3 kt WSWL 12:26 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:18 PM · 2.2 ft
- Baker Point71
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Common snook 71
- Atlantic tarpon 71
3 kt WSWL 12:06 PM · 0.8 ftH 6:14 PM · 3.5 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.