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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Summer flounder62
- Atlantic croaker59
- Common snook59
- King mackerel58
- Gray snapper57
- Spot57
- Red drum55
- Southern flounder52
- Little tunny51
- Weakfish51
- Spanish mackerel48
- Wahoo48
- Black sea bass47
- Florida pompano47
- Cobia44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Red grouper44
- Red snapper44
- Black drum43
- Spotted seatrout43
- Greater amberjack42
- Mahi-mahi41
- Sheepshead41
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish30
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 11 AM · Sailfish
- Now
- 303 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.6 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
72Wind: 4 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
45Water temp: 87°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Sailfish
Species seasonality
36Off 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
Hobe Sound
- Depth
- 5-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Hobe Sound
Hobe Sound is a bay in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 5-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic tarpon and summer flounder. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic tarpon, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, Spanish mackerel and wahoo. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Summer flounder peak from September through October.
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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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
- Jupiter Inlet78
Bay · 6.3 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 78
- Crevalle jack 78
- Atlantic tarpon 76
4 kt EH 7:03 PM · 2.9 ftL 12:55 AM · 1.0 ft
- Jupiter Sound69
Bay · 4.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Summer flounder 68
4 kt EH 8:09 PM · 2.0 ftL 2:38 AM · 0.7 ft
- North Jupiter Narrows69
Gut · 7.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Common snook 66
- Crevalle jack 64
5 kt EH 8:26 PM · 1.6 ftL 3:14 AM · 0.7 ft
- Horseshoe Point66
Cape · 9.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Common snook 64
- Atlantic croaker 60
5 kt EH 8:08 PM · 1.4 ftL 2:46 AM · 0.7 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.