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SheepsheadRetention 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 tarpon82
- Common snook80
- Southern flounder75
- Gray snapper74
- Red drum73
- Crevalle jack70
- Summer flounder70
- Atlantic croaker68
- Weakfish65
- Spotted seatrout64
- Spot63
- King mackerel62
- Little tunny56
- Black drum54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Black sea bass52
- Cobia51
- Greater amberjack49
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead46
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red grouper43
- Florida pompano42
- Wahoo42
- Mahi-mahi36
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish29
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 1 PM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 461 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
62Tide: EbbingCurrent: 2.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 2 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
36Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Sheepshead
Retention open- Daily limit
- 8 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- State rules extend into federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round. A 50-fish vessel limit applies in March and April.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Sheepshead, 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))
- 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 Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 18 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Little Mud Creek
- Depth
- Up to 6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Outer · Semi-exposedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSheepshead
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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for weakfish, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- 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 Cove75
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Crevalle jack 70
2 kt SL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Middle Point74
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Common snook 72
- Gray snapper 69
2 kt SL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Herman Bay Point74
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Common snook 72
- Gray snapper 69
2 kt SL 2:53 AM · 0.3 ftH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Herman Bay72
Bay · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
2 kt SL 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.