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Greater amberjackRetention openCape · Florida
Hook Point
27.45°N · 80.29°W · Cape · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon78
- Common snook76
- Gray snapper73
- Atlantic croaker71
- Crevalle jack70
- Red drum70
- Southern flounder69
- Spot69
- King mackerel67
- Summer flounder66
- Little tunny62
- Spotted seatrout60
- Weakfish60
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass58
- Red snapper58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Cobia56
- Gray triggerfish55
- Red grouper55
- Greater amberjack54
- Sheepshead52
- Florida pompano46
- Wahoo45
- Mahi-mahi42
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish32
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 9 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 5410 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- 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
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt SSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
54Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
41Season: 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 today
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
Hook Point
- Depth
- 2-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- 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 Hook Point
Hook Point is a cape in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-6 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 Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, black drum and black sea bass. 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
- 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.
- 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
- Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range86
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 86
- Common snook 81
- Atlantic croaker 80
3 kt SSWL 12:24 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ft
- Fort Pierce Inlet85
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 85
- Atlantic tarpon 85
- Crevalle jack 77
3 kt SSWL 12:05 AM · 1.3 ftH 6:13 AM · 2.9 ft
- Dynamite Point79
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 79
- Atlantic tarpon 78
- Gray snapper 73
3 kt SSWL 12:24 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ft
- Faber Point78
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 78
- Common snook 76
- Gray snapper 73
3 kt SSWL 12:24 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:41 AM · 1.9 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.