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Florida pompanoRetention openSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper69
- Red drum69
- Common snook68
- Atlantic croaker65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Southern flounder58
- Crevalle jack55
- Gag grouper55
- Permit55
- Red snapper55
- Black drum54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Spotted seatrout53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red grouper52
- Florida pompano51
- Greater amberjack50
- King mackerel49
- Cobia47
- Sheepshead35
Best score today · 9 PM · Florida pompano
- Now
- 5111 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.1 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
95Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
39Water temp: 87°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.1 ftSeason & habitat · Florida pompano
Species seasonality
52Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Florida pompano
Retention open- Daily limit
- 6 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 11 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, and beach or haul seine only. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round in state and federal waters.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Permit, Florida pompano and African pompano, 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
- Gag grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper 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 Florida pompano is best here
Shoulder season for Florida pompano · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Snag Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonFlorida pompano
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 Snag Point
Snag Point is a cape in Tampa Bay waters, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, red drum and common snook. It is peak season now for gray snapper, red drum, common snook and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, southern flounder, crevalle jack and gag grouper. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Red drum peak from September through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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.
- 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
- South Stop78
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 78
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Common snook 68
5 kt ENEH 1:18 AM · 1.3 ftL 4:43 AM · 0.8 ft
- Jump Pass76
Channel · 0.3 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 76
- Red drum 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
5 kt ENEH 1:18 AM · 1.3 ftL 4:43 AM · 0.8 ft
- Hole in the Wall Pass76
Channel · 0.5 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 76
- Red drum 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
5 kt ENEH 1:18 AM · 1.3 ftL 4:43 AM · 0.8 ft
- Big Cockroach Pass76
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 76
- Red drum 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
5 kt ENEH 1:18 AM · 1.3 ftL 4:43 AM · 0.8 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.