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Yellowfin tunaOff seasonBay · Florida
Pine Island Bay
27.75°N · 80.41°W · Bay · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack65
- Atlantic croaker64
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Common snook62
- Spot62
- Summer flounder62
- King mackerel59
- Gray snapper58
- Red drum58
- Southern flounder57
- Weakfish53
- Spanish mackerel51
- Florida pompano49
- Little tunny49
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass48
- Spotted seatrout48
- Wahoo48
- Cobia46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red snapper46
- Red grouper45
- Mahi-mahi43
- Sheepshead43
- Greater amberjack41
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Yellowfin tuna
- Now
- 357 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
46Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 3 kt SSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Yellowfin tuna
Species seasonality
44Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Prime structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Yellowfin tuna is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with FWC before you keep a fish.
Species rules 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)
- 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 Yellowfin tuna is best here
Out of season for Yellowfin tuna · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pine Island Bay
- Depth
- About 3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonYellowfin tuna
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 Pine Island Bay
Pine Island Bay is a bay in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is about 3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and common snook, and shoulder season for weakfish, Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano and little tunny. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Yellowfin tuna
- Yellowfin feed in blue water along canyon edges, the shelf break, current edges, deepwater platforms and FADs, usually from the surface to about 300 feet. Troll ballyhoo, spreader bars and cedar plugs early in the day, then chunk butterfish or sardines, fish live hardtails, or drop jigs to marks. Around Gulf platforms and in the canyons the night bite on chunks and jigs is often better than the day.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- East Channel70
Channel · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Common snook 68
3 kt SSWH 9:04 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- Michael Creek65
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 65
- Red drum 65
- Southern flounder 65
3 kt SSWH 9:04 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- South Point62
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 62
- Atlantic tarpon 62
- Atlantic croaker 59
3 kt SSWH 9:04 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- Duck Point62
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 62
- Atlantic tarpon 62
- Atlantic croaker 59
3 kt SSWH 9:04 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:05 PM · 0.3 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.