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Best score today · 5 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 734 PM CDT
- Best window
- 4-6 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.9 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
97Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt SWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 87°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
84Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Gray snapper
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day (10 snapper combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 10 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Open year-round in Gulf and Atlantic state waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Counts toward the 10-snapper aggregate per person per day. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Federal waters have a 12-inch minimum and a 10-fish bag.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Snappers, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (10 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 Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Red snapper Retention open (2 per day (10 snapper 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
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 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 Gray snapper is best here
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Parker Point
- Depth
- 2-45 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · drop-off
- Season
- Peak seasonGray 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 Parker Point
Parker Point is a cape in St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Florida. Depth is 2-45 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, gag grouper and red drum. It is peak season now for gray snapper, red drum and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for gag grouper, red grouper, red snapper and Atlantic tarpon. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Gag grouper peak from October through December. Red drum peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Pratt Bayou73
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Gray snapper 68
6 kt SWL 7:21 PM · 0.6 ftH 9:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Parker Bayou72
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 72
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Gray snapper 68
3 kt SSWL 7:21 PM · 0.6 ftH 9:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Donalson Point68
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 68
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Red drum 65
3 kt SSWL 7:21 PM · 0.6 ftH 9:12 AM · 1.9 ft
- Military Point68
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 68
- Red drum 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
6 kt SWL 7:21 PM · 0.6 ftH 9:12 AM · 1.9 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.