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CobiaRetention openCape · Florida
South Point
27.16°N · 80.16°W · Cape · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Common snook69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Gray snapper66
- Spot66
- Red drum63
- Crevalle jack62
- Southern flounder62
- King mackerel60
- Summer flounder59
- Black drum55
- Black sea bass55
- Little tunny55
- Red snapper55
- Weakfish54
- Spotted seatrout53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red grouper52
- Florida pompano51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Sheepshead50
- Cobia48
- Greater amberjack47
- Wahoo42
- Mahi-mahi38
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish31
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 3 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 483 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- 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 · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
79Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 3 kt SSEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
36Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Cobia
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 36 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 1 per person or 2 per vessel, whichever is less. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Cobia, 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)
- 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 Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
South Point
- Depth
- 3-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonCobia
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 South Point
South Point is a cape in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 3-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, common snook and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, Atlantic croaker and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, little tunny and red snapper. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- Cobia
- Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
- 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
- Saint Lucie Inlet79
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 79
- Common snook 77
- Atlantic croaker 73
3 kt SSEH 6:39 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:26 PM · 0.3 ft
- North Point70
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Common snook 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
3 kt SSEH 6:39 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:26 PM · 0.3 ft
- Long Point63
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 63
- Atlantic tarpon 63
- Atlantic croaker 59
3 kt SSEH 7:39 AM · 1.3 ftL 2:23 PM · 0.6 ft
- Horseshoe Point63
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 63
- Atlantic tarpon 63
- Atlantic croaker 59
3 kt SSEH 7:39 AM · 1.3 ftL 2:23 PM · 0.6 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.