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King mackerelRetention open

Bay · Florida

Porpoise Bay

27.59°N · 80.34°W · Bay · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 7 AM · King mackerel

80/100Great
Now
698 AM EDT
Best window
6-9 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding0.8 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 8 AM · now

Time8ANOW
Score69Great
Tide0.8 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood0.6 kn · toward WSW
Wind4 kn WSWgusts 7 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.3 ft · 7 s
Air temp77°Warm
WeatherMostly cloudy64% cloud
Water86°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

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King mackerel

Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 24 in, fork length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Hook and line and spearing only. Open year-round.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: King Mackerel, 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)
  • 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 King mackerel is best here

Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak

King mackerel season by week of the year. Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak.
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King mackerel in Florida

Spot profile

Porpoise Bay

Depth
2-4 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
Season
Peak seasonKing mackerel

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 Porpoise Bay

Porpoise Bay is a bay in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-4 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 spot, and shoulder season for weakfish, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.

Tackle & technique

King mackerel
Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
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

  • Head Cove Pocket

    Bay · 0.8 mi

    76
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 76
    • Atlantic croaker 75
    • Spot 72

    4 kt WSWH 9:44 AM · 0.9 ftL 4:40 PM · 0.3 ft

  • 74
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 74
    • Atlantic croaker 73
    • Crevalle jack 73

    4 kt WSWH 9:44 AM · 0.9 ftL 4:40 PM · 0.3 ft

  • Porpoise Point

    Cape · 0.2 mi

    72
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 72
    • Common snook 71
    • Crevalle jack 71

    4 kt WSWH 9:44 AM · 0.9 ftL 4:40 PM · 0.3 ft

  • Starvation Point

    Cape · 0.8 mi

    72
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 72
    • Common snook 71
    • Crevalle jack 71

    4 kt WSWH 9:44 AM · 0.9 ftL 4:40 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.