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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon85
- Common snook83
- Crevalle jack81
- Summer flounder77
- Red drum74
- Southern flounder74
- Atlantic croaker72
- Gray snapper71
- King mackerel70
- Spanish mackerel70
- Spot69
- Florida pompano66
- Little tunny66
- Weakfish66
- Cobia60
- Spotted seatrout58
- Black sea bass57
- Greater amberjack55
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red grouper54
- Red snapper54
- Black drum53
- Sheepshead51
- Wahoo51
- Mahi-mahi42
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 574 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.8 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
86Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
53Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Black sea bass 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)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Old Inlet
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Inlet · Inner · ProtectedInlet · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
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 Old Inlet
Old Inlet is a bay in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads inlet, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, common snook and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, crevalle jack and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano, little tunny and weakfish. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- 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
- Fish House Cove78
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 78
- Common snook 76
- Atlantic tarpon 76
4 kt EH 7:54 PM · 1.3 ftL 2:50 AM · 0.7 ft
- Garfield Cut78
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 78
- Common snook 76
- Atlantic tarpon 76
4 kt EH 7:54 PM · 1.3 ftL 2:50 AM · 0.7 ft
- Wildcat Cove78
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 78
- Common snook 77
- Atlantic tarpon 76
4 kt EH 7:13 PM · 2.2 ftL 1:05 AM · 0.4 ft
- Garfield Point76
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 76
- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Crevalle jack 72
4 kt EH 7:54 PM · 1.3 ftL 2:50 AM · 0.7 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.