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Summer flounderRetention openGut · 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 tarpon76
- Common snook73
- Southern flounder69
- Summer flounder69
- Red drum68
- Crevalle jack67
- Gray snapper66
- King mackerel63
- Atlantic croaker62
- Weakfish60
- Spotted seatrout58
- Spot57
- Spanish mackerel54
- Little tunny53
- Florida pompano52
- Black drum51
- Black sea bass50
- Cobia50
- Wahoo48
- Greater amberjack45
- Sheepshead44
- Gray triggerfish41
- Mahi-mahi41
- Red grouper41
- Red snapper41
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish32
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 9 AM · Summer flounder
- Now
- 691 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2-6 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
67Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.7 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 3 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Summer flounder
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Summer flounder
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 14 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Oct 15
- Other
- Same rules for Gulf, southern, summer and fringed flounder, in state and federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Closed every October 15 through November 30.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Flounder, 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)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Summer flounder is best here
Peak season for Summer flounder · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Pete Stones Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSummer flounder
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 tarpon, common snook and southern flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, southern flounder and summer flounder, and shoulder season for weakfish, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and Florida pompano. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Southern flounder peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Summer flounder
- Summer flounder lie half-buried on sand and shell bottom and ambush bait along channel edges, inlet bars and ocean reefs, from a few feet deep in back bays to about 100 feet offshore. Drift with the tide and bounce a bucktail tipped with a squid or fish strip along the bottom. The bigger fish move to ocean reefs and wrecks in late summer, so follow them out.
- 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
- Little Mud Creek83
Gut · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 83
- Common snook 80
- Crevalle jack 76
3 kt EL 3:01 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:06 PM · 1.5 ft
- Middle Cove76
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 76
- Common snook 75
- Atlantic tarpon 75
3 kt EL 3:01 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:06 PM · 1.5 ft
- Middle Point75
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Common snook 72
- Crevalle jack 71
3 kt EL 3:01 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:06 PM · 1.5 ft
- Hook Point68
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Common snook 64
- King mackerel 62
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.