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BluefishRetention openGut · Florida
Little Mud Creek
27.38°N · 80.26°W · Gut · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon77
- Common snook74
- Southern flounder71
- Red drum69
- Gray snapper68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Crevalle jack64
- Summer flounder63
- Spot62
- Spotted seatrout59
- Weakfish59
- King mackerel56
- Black drum55
- Little tunny51
- Black sea bass50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Cobia45
- Red snapper45
- Sheepshead45
- Greater amberjack43
- Florida pompano42
- Gray triggerfish42
- Red grouper42
- Wahoo41
- Mahi-mahi36
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish29
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 1 PM · Bluefish
- Now
- 352 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
71Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 2 kt SSEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Bluefish
Species seasonality
27Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Bluefish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 3 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Hook and line, spears, gigs, seine or cast net.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Bluefish, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
- Black drum Retention open (5 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)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Bluefish is best here
Out of season for Bluefish · shoulder season starts in 2 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Little Mud Creek
- Depth
- Up to 6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Outer · Semi-exposedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonBluefish
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 Little Mud Creek
Little Mud Creek is a gut in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is up to 6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, common snook and southern flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, southern flounder and red drum, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Southern flounder peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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
- Middle Cove69
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Crevalle jack 64
2 kt SSEL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Middle Point67
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Common snook 65
- Atlantic croaker 60
2 kt SSEL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Herman Bay Point67
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Common snook 65
- Atlantic croaker 60
2 kt SSEL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Herman Bay65
Bay · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Common snook 64
2 kt SSEL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:33 AM · 1.3 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.