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SpotRetention openSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon79
- Common snook75
- Crevalle jack73
- Summer flounder70
- Southern flounder69
- Red drum68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot65
- Spanish mackerel64
- Gray snapper63
- King mackerel62
- Little tunny61
- Weakfish59
- Florida pompano54
- Cobia53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Black sea bass52
- Black drum51
- Wahoo50
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red grouper49
- Red snapper49
- Greater amberjack48
- Sheepshead46
- Mahi-mahi41
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Spot
- Now
- 651 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
66Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 3 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Spot
Retention open- Daily limit
- 50 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 50 per person per species. No minimum size. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Spot and Atlantic croaker, 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)
- 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 Spot is best here
Peak season for Spot · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Old Inlet
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Inlet · Inner · ProtectedInlet · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpot
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, little tunny, weakfish and Florida pompano. 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
- 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.
- 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 Cove70
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
3 kt EL 2:27 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:54 PM · 1.3 ft
- Garfield Point70
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Common snook 67
- Crevalle jack 65
3 kt EL 2:27 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:54 PM · 1.3 ft
- Garfield Cut70
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
3 kt EL 2:27 PM · 0.6 ftH 7:54 PM · 1.3 ft
- Wildcat Cove68
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Common snook 67
- Crevalle jack 66
3 kt EH 7:13 PM · 2.2 ftL 1:05 AM · 0.4 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.