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Red snapperCheck regulationsGut · Florida
Pete Stones Creek
27.42°N · 80.28°W · Gut · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Common snook67
- Spot66
- Southern flounder64
- Red drum63
- Gray snapper62
- Crevalle jack61
- Summer flounder61
- Florida pompano57
- King mackerel54
- Weakfish54
- Spotted seatrout53
- Little tunny47
- Black drum45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Wahoo43
- Black sea bass42
- Cobia42
- Greater amberjack39
- Mahi-mahi38
- Sheepshead37
- Red snapper36
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Bluefish34
- Gray triggerfish34
- Red grouper34
- Sailfish33
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 9 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 366 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-6 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High2.9 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
8Tide: High slackCurrent: 1.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 3 kt SWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Check regulations
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Red snapper
Check regulationsNo limits are on file for this species here. FWC pages disagree. The snapper page lists Atlantic red snapper in state waters as open with a 20-inch minimum and 2 per person. The Atlantic red snapper season page says the 2026 season (May 22 to June 20 and three October weekends, 1 fish, no minimum size) is temporarily postponed, and Executive Order 26-16 rescinded the 2026 Atlantic red snapper order. Check with FWC before keeping one. Check with FWC before you keep one.
From FWC Atlantic Recreational Red Snapper State Management Season, 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))
- 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pete Stones Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed snapper
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 Pete Stones Creek
Pete Stones Creek is a gut in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and common snook. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon, common snook and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, weakfish, little tunny and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Little Mud Creek81
Gut · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 81
- Common snook 79
- Southern flounder 76
3 kt SWH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:01 PM · 0.1 ft
- Middle Cove74
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 74
- Crevalle jack 74
- Atlantic tarpon 73
3 kt SWH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:01 PM · 0.1 ft
- Middle Point73
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Common snook 72
- Gray snapper 70
3 kt SWH 8:33 AM · 1.3 ftL 3:01 PM · 0.1 ft
- Hook Point66
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
3 kt SWH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 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.