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Bluebill Creek

28.60°N · 80.61°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia

79/100Great
Now
572 PM EDT
Best window
2 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding1.7 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 2 PM · now

Time2PNOW
Score57Good
Tide1.7 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.3 knmodeled · toward S
Wind8 kn NEgusts 17 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.7 ft · 6 s
Air temp81°Warm
WeatherOvercast94% chance of rain
Water83°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

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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)

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Cobia is best here

Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder

Cobia season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder.
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Cobia in Florida

Spot profile

Bluebill Creek

Depth
2-10 ftSlope
Structure
Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · slope
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 Bluebill Creek

Bluebill Creek is a bay in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-10 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack, spot and red drum, and shoulder season for black sea bass, Florida pompano, gray triggerfish and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Spot peak from September 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.
Atlantic croaker
Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
Crevalle jack
Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Jack Davis Cut

    Channel · 1.5 mi

    81
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 81
    • Common snook 78
    • Spot 76

    8 kt NEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft

  • Pintail Creek

    Bay · 0.6 mi

    78
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 78
    • Crevalle jack 75
    • Red drum 75

    8 kt NEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft

  • Pepper Flats

    Bay · 0.6 mi

    78
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 78
    • Crevalle jack 75
    • Red drum 75

    8 kt NEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft

  • False Cape

    Cape · 1.9 mi

    72
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 72
    • Common snook 72
    • King mackerel 71

    8 kt NEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 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.