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BluefishRetention openCape · Florida
Long Point
27.16°N · 80.17°W · Cape · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Common snook60
- Crevalle jack57
- Florida pompano56
- Gray snapper56
- King mackerel55
- Red drum53
- Summer flounder53
- Southern flounder51
- Little tunny50
- Wahoo49
- Black sea bass48
- Spanish mackerel46
- Black drum45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red grouper45
- Red snapper45
- Mahi-mahi43
- Weakfish43
- Sheepshead42
- Spotted seatrout42
- Cobia41
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish32
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 10 AM · Bluefish
- Now
- 357 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High1.3 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
14Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt SSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Bluefish
Species seasonality
41Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 today
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
Long Point
- Depth
- Up to 5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Long Point
Long Point is a cape in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is up to 5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 common snook, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, wahoo and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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 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
- Saint Lucie Inlet75
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Spot 73
4 kt SSWL 12:23 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:39 AM · 1.9 ft
- Horseshoe Point70
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 61
4 kt SSWL 2:05 AM · 0.9 ftH 7:39 AM · 1.3 ft
- South Point70
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
4 kt SSWL 12:23 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:39 AM · 1.9 ft
- North Point70
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
4 kt SSWL 12:23 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:39 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.
