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Summer flounderRetention openSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack75
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Atlantic croaker70
- Summer flounder70
- Common snook69
- Gray snapper68
- Spot68
- King mackerel67
- Red drum65
- Little tunny61
- Southern flounder61
- Spanish mackerel59
- Weakfish59
- Black sea bass57
- Florida pompano56
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red snapper54
- Red grouper53
- Black drum52
- Cobia52
- Greater amberjack52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Sheepshead51
- Wahoo48
- Mahi-mahi42
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish34
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 11 AM · Summer flounder
- Now
- 7010 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-2 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.7 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
86Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.9 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 2 kt SWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Summer flounder
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 yesterday
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
Hobe Sound
- Depth
- 5-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 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 Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and summer flounder, and shoulder season for little tunny, Spanish mackerel, weakfish and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
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.
- 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 Inlet79
Bay · 6.3 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 79
- Crevalle jack 79
- Atlantic tarpon 75
2 kt SWL 12:32 PM · 0.9 ftH 7:03 PM · 2.9 ft
- Jupiter Sound77
Bay · 4.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 77
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 72
2 kt SWL 2:15 PM · 0.7 ftH 8:09 PM · 2.0 ft
- North Jupiter Narrows77
Gut · 7.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Common snook 76
- Atlantic croaker 75
3 kt WSWL 2:51 PM · 0.6 ftH 8:26 PM · 1.6 ft
- Horseshoe Point70
Cape · 9.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Common snook 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
3 kt WSWL 2:23 PM · 0.6 ftH 8:08 PM · 1.4 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.