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Greater amberjackClosedSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout72
- Common snook71
- Red drum70
- Black drum69
- Gray snapper63
- Spanish mackerel63
- Sheepshead61
- King mackerel56
- Gray triggerfish55
- Red grouper55
- Florida pompano52
- Atlantic croaker35
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Crevalle jack35
- Permit35
- Gag grouper20
- Greater amberjack20
- Red snapper20
- Southern flounder20
Best score today · 8 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 201 AM EST
- Best window
- 5-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.3 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
72Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
42Closed season · capped at 20Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Closed
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Greater amberjack
Closed- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Oct 14, 2026 to Aug 31, 2027
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Executive Order 26-25 closes Gulf state waters from October 14, 2026 through August 31, 2027. The order itself says it expires November 1, 2026, so check with FWC for the status after that date.
From FWC Executive Order 26-25: Gulf greater amberjack closure, 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)
- 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)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 3 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Devils Elbow
- Depth
- 3-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack
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 Devils Elbow
Devils Elbow is a channel in Tampa Bay waters, Florida. Depth is 3-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, common snook and red drum. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, Spanish mackerel and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for common snook, black drum, gray snapper and sheepshead. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Red drum peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Greater amberjack
- Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
- 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.
- 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
- Blind Pass74
Channel · 0.5 mi
Top: Common snookShoulder season- Common snook 74
- Spanish mackerel 72
- Spotted seatrout 72
5 kt EL 3:36 AM · 1.0 ftH 9:04 AM · 1.8 ft
- Boca Ciega Bay71
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Common snookShoulder season- Common snook 71
- Red drum 69
- Spotted seatrout 69
5 kt EL 3:36 AM · 1.0 ftH 9:04 AM · 1.8 ft
- Long Bayou69
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Spotted seatrout 67
- Common snook 63
5 kt EL 2:16 AM · 1.1 ftH 8:08 AM · 1.9 ft
- Turtlecrawl Point63
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Common snookShoulder season- Common snook 63
- Red drum 62
- Spotted seatrout 62
5 kt EL 2:16 AM · 1.1 ftH 8:08 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.