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Little tunnyShoulder season

Bay · Florida

Jupiter Sound

26.97°N · 80.09°W · Bay · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 11 AM · Little tunny

80/100Great
Now
6511 AM EDT
Best window
11 AM-1 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.3 ft ▼

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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Best days to fish

Best: today · 80

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 11 AM · now

Time11ANOW
Score65Great
Tide1.3 ft ▼Ebbing
Current0.9 knmodeled · toward N
Wind2 kn Sgusts 10 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.7 ft · 7 s
Air temp84°Hot
WeatherOvercast96% cloud
Water86°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

No rule for Little tunny is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with FWC before you keep a fish.

Species rules 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)
  • Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
  • Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
  • Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
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When Little tunny is best here

Shoulder season for Little tunny · 1 more week at shoulder

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Spot profile

Jupiter Sound

Depth
6-15 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
Season
Shoulder seasonLittle tunny

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 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, weakfish, Spanish mackerel 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

Little tunny
Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
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.

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  • Jupiter Inlet

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    80
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    • Crevalle jack 79
    • Atlantic tarpon 76

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  • Hobe Sound

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    80
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 80
    • Atlantic tarpon 76
    • Atlantic croaker 75

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  • Sherman Point

    Cape · 13 mi

    76
    Top: Common snookPeak season
    • Common snook 76
    • Crevalle jack 76
    • Atlantic tarpon 73

    2 kt SEL 12:28 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:50 PM · 3.4 ft

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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.