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WahooRetention openSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Crevalle jack72
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Spot71
- Common snook70
- Summer flounder68
- Gray snapper65
- King mackerel65
- Red drum64
- Southern flounder61
- Weakfish59
- Black sea bass58
- Little tunny57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black drum55
- Florida pompano55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Red grouper55
- Red snapper55
- Spotted seatrout53
- Sheepshead52
- Cobia51
- Wahoo50
- Greater amberjack49
- Mahi-mahi44
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish33
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 PM · Wahoo
- Now
- 506 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
64Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Wahoo
Species seasonality
71Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Wahoo
Retention open- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- No minimum size. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Wahoo, 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))
- 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)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Wahoo is best here
Shoulder season for Wahoo · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
News Cut
- Depth
- 3-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWahoo
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 News Cut
News Cut is a bay in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 3-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack, Atlantic tarpon and spot, and shoulder season for weakfish, black sea bass, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Wahoo
- Wahoo patrol drop-offs, seamounts, rigs and weed lines where current and temperature breaks meet, usually along the 100 to 600 foot contours. High-speed trolling at 12 to 18 knots with weighted lures covers ground, and slower trolling with ballyhoo or diving plugs works over known structure. Use wire leader, because their teeth cut monofilament.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- South Hole77
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 73
4 kt NEH 8:45 PM · 0.4 ftL 3:40 AM · 0.3 ft
- Big Slough73
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Crevalle jack 72
- Spot 71
4 kt NEH 8:45 PM · 0.4 ftL 3:40 AM · 0.3 ft
- North Hole73
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Crevalle jack 72
- Spot 71
4 kt NEH 8:45 PM · 0.4 ftL 3:40 AM · 0.3 ft
- Black Point71
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Common snook 70
- Atlantic croaker 68
4 kt NEH 8:45 PM · 0.4 ftL 3:40 AM · 0.3 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.