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Best score today · 6 AM · Atlantic tarpon
- Now
- 353 PM CST
- Best window
- 4-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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
Wednesday, Nov 4 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
67Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 74°F, coolLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic tarpon
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Tarpon
Catch & release- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Tarpon over 40 inches must stay in the water. Special gear rules apply year-round in Boca Grande Pass. Hook and line only. No snagging, snatch hooking, spearing, or multiple hooks with natural bait. Applies in state and federal waters of the Gulf and Atlantic.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Tarpon, 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 Closed (No retention)
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day)
- Greater amberjack Closed (No retention)
- 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 Closed (No retention)
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic tarpon is best here
Out of season for Atlantic tarpon · shoulder season starts in 22 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Point Anchorage
- Depth
- 3-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonAtlantic tarpon
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 Point Anchorage
Point Anchorage is a cape in St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Florida. Depth is 3-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout, Florida pompano and red drum, and shoulder season for king mackerel, black drum, sheepshead and gray snapper. Spanish mackerel peak from April through May and from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. Florida pompano peak from March through May and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Spanish mackerel
- Spanish mackerel school along beaches and around inlets, jetties, piers and bridge-tunnel structures, and along tide rips in 5 to 40 feet of water once the water climbs above about 68 degrees F. Troll small spoons or cast metal jigs and retrieve fast, or look for birds diving on bait and cast into the school. FWC calls for a 30 to 60 pound monofilament leader because their teeth cut light line.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Posten Bayou75
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spotted seatrout 73
- Florida pompano 63
9 kt EH 3:13 AM · 1.5 ftL 1:56 PM · 0.4 ft
- Pretty Bayou73
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Spotted seatrout 70
- Florida pompano 63
9 kt EH 3:13 AM · 1.5 ftL 1:56 PM · 0.4 ft
- Robinson Bayou73
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Spotted seatrout 70
- Florida pompano 63
9 kt EH 3:13 AM · 1.5 ftL 1:56 PM · 0.4 ft
- Goose Bayou67
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Spotted seatrout 64
- Florida pompano 57
9 kt EH 4:54 AM · 1.5 ftL 2:45 PM · 0.5 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.