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Pierce Shoal
27.36°N · 80.20°W · Bar · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Summer flounder65
- Atlantic croaker64
- Crevalle jack63
- King mackerel63
- Gray snapper62
- Common snook60
- Red drum60
- Spanish mackerel59
- Spot58
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass55
- Southern flounder55
- Little tunny54
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Florida pompano52
- Red grouper52
- Weakfish50
- Cobia49
- Greater amberjack48
- Sheepshead48
- Wahoo48
- Mahi-mahi43
- Spotted seatrout42
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish33
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 11 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 534 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In 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22 to June 20 and three October weekends, 1 fish, no minimum size) is temporarily postponed, and Executive Order 26-16 rescinded the 2026 Atlantic red snapper order.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 today
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
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Spot profile
Pierce Shoal
- Depth
- 40-45 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Outer · ExposedShoal · 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 Pierce Shoal
Pierce Shoal is a bar in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 40-45 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, summer flounder, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, black sea bass and little tunny. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Summer flounder peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Little Mud Creek81
Gut · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 81
- Common snook 79
- Crevalle jack 74
4 kt EH 9:06 PM · 1.5 ftL 3:40 AM · 0.2 ft
- Middle Cove74
Bay · 4.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 74
- Crevalle jack 74
- Atlantic tarpon 73
4 kt EH 9:06 PM · 1.5 ftL 3:40 AM · 0.2 ft
- Herman Bay Point72
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Common snook 70
- Crevalle jack 68
4 kt EH 9:06 PM · 1.5 ftL 3:40 AM · 0.2 ft
- Herman Bay70
Bay · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Crevalle jack 69
- Common snook 68
4 kt EH 9:06 PM · 1.5 ftL 3:40 AM · 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.