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King mackerelRetention openBay · Florida
Jupiter Sound
26.97°N · 80.09°W · Bay · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot71
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Crevalle jack67
- Summer flounder66
- Common snook64
- King mackerel63
- Gray snapper61
- Red drum61
- Florida pompano59
- Southern flounder58
- Weakfish57
- Spanish mackerel54
- Little tunny53
- Black sea bass50
- Cobia49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Black drum48
- Wahoo48
- Red snapper47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red grouper46
- Greater amberjack45
- Sheepshead43
- Mahi-mahi41
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish34
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 11 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 637 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.9 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
67Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.9 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 2 kt SSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 87°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
King mackerel
Retention open- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 24 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Hook and line and spearing only. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: King Mackerel, 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)
- 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Jupiter Sound
- Depth
- 6-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonKing mackerel
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 Jupiter Sound
Jupiter Sound is a bay in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 6-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, weakfish, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- North Jupiter Narrows80
Gut · 12 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 75
3 kt SWH 7:57 AM · 1.5 ftL 2:51 PM · 0.6 ft
- Hobe Sound74
Bay · 4.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
2 kt SSWH 8:00 AM · 1.9 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.6 ft
- Jupiter Inlet69
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 69
- Crevalle jack 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
2 kt SSWL 12:32 PM · 0.9 ftH 7:03 PM · 2.9 ft
- Sherman Point68
Cape · 13 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 68
- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic tarpon 63
3 kt SL 12:28 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:50 PM · 3.4 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.
