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CobiaRetention openCape · Florida
Starvation Point
27.58°N · 80.34°W · Cape · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook78
- Atlantic tarpon75
- Crevalle jack71
- Gray snapper69
- King mackerel68
- Red drum68
- Summer flounder66
- Southern flounder65
- Little tunny64
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spanish mackerel60
- Spot60
- Florida pompano58
- Spotted seatrout57
- Weakfish57
- Cobia55
- Greater amberjack53
- Black sea bass52
- Wahoo50
- Black drum49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red grouper49
- Red snapper49
- Sheepshead46
- Mahi-mahi43
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish33
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 7 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 556 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMFlood 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
84Tide: FloodingCurrent: 2.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 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 today
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
Starvation Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- 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 Starvation Point
Starvation Point is a cape in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are common snook, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for common snook, Atlantic tarpon, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for little tunny, Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano and weakfish. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Head Cove Pocket78
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 78
- Crevalle jack 76
- Atlantic tarpon 75
4 kt ENEH 10:13 PM · 0.9 ftL 5:03 AM · 0.3 ft
- Head Cove78
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 78
- Crevalle jack 76
- Atlantic tarpon 75
4 kt ENEH 10:13 PM · 0.9 ftL 5:03 AM · 0.3 ft
- Porpoise Bay78
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 78
- Crevalle jack 76
- Atlantic tarpon 75
4 kt ENEH 10:13 PM · 0.9 ftL 5:03 AM · 0.3 ft
- Porpoise Point78
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 78
- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Crevalle jack 71
4 kt ENEH 10:13 PM · 0.9 ftL 5:03 AM · 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.