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- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon79
- Common snook77
- Crevalle jack71
- Southern flounder71
- Red drum70
- Atlantic croaker69
- Summer flounder69
- Spot67
- Gray snapper66
- Weakfish63
- King mackerel61
- Spanish mackerel61
- Florida pompano58
- Little tunny56
- Spotted seatrout55
- Cobia53
- Black drum52
- Red snapper51
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red grouper47
- Greater amberjack46
- Sheepshead45
- Wahoo45
- Mahi-mahi39
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Sailfish
- Now
- 354 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.0 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
85Wind: 4 kt SSEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
44Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Sailfish
Species seasonality
43Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Prime structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Sailfish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day (1 billfish combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 63 in, lower jaw fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Report landed billfish to NOAA within 24 hours. A federal HMS Angling Permit is needed in federal waters, not in state waters. Sailfish you plan to release may not be removed from the water in federal waters, or in state waters if you hold an HMS permit. 1 billfish per person per day. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Billfish, Tuna, and Swordfish, 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
- 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 Sailfish is best here
Out of season for Sailfish · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Old Inlet
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Inlet · Inner · ProtectedInlet · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonSailfish
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 southern flounder, and shoulder season for weakfish, Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano and little tunny. 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
- Sailfish
- Sailfish feed along reef edges and color changes, usually in 80 to 240 feet off Southeast Florida and farther out along the Gulf and Carolina shelf edge. Fly live goggle-eyes, pilchards or threadfins from kites, or slow-troll live ballyhoo, on non-offset circle hooks. In winter the best bite often comes the day or two after a cold front, when north wind stacks bait along the edge.
- 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
- Wildcat Cove74
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Common snook 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
4 kt SSEH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ft
- Fish House Cove70
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Common snook 69
4 kt SSEH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ftL 2:27 PM · 0.6 ft
- Garfield Point70
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Common snook 69
- Gray snapper 66
4 kt SSEH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ftL 2:27 PM · 0.6 ft
- Garfield Cut70
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Common snook 69
4 kt SSEH 7:25 AM · 1.2 ftL 2:27 PM · 0.6 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.