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Red snapperCheck regulationsBay · Florida
Bluebill Creek
28.60°N · 80.61°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Southern flounder72
- Spot71
- Red drum70
- Common snook69
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Crevalle jack65
- Gray snapper63
- King mackerel62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Summer flounder61
- Weakfish56
- Black drum55
- Red snapper54
- Black sea bass52
- Florida pompano52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Spanish mackerel51
- Cobia50
- Red grouper50
- Little tunny49
- Sheepshead49
- Mahi-mahi46
- Greater amberjack45
- Wahoo43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 9 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 544 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.4 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
88Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 2 kt WSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
67Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.6 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Check regulations
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Red snapper
Check regulationsNo limits are on file for this species here. FWC pages disagree. The snapper page lists Atlantic red snapper in state waters as open with a 20-inch minimum and 2 per person. The Atlantic red snapper season page says the 2026 season (May 22 to June 20 and three October weekends, 1 fish, no minimum size) is temporarily postponed, and Executive Order 26-16 rescinded the 2026 Atlantic red snapper order. Check with FWC before keeping one. Check with FWC before you keep one.
From FWC Atlantic Recreational Red Snapper State Management Season, 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)
- 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 (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))
- 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)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bluebill Creek
- Depth
- 2-10 ftSlope
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed 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 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, southern flounder and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, southern flounder, spot and red drum, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Southern flounder peak from September through November. Spot peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- 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.
- Southern flounder
- Flounder lie half buried on soft bottom along marsh edges, creek mouths, dock pilings and the sandy sides of passes, usually in 1 to 15 feet of water. Drag a mud minnow or finger mullet on a Carolina rig, or bump a soft plastic slowly along the bottom, and give the fish a few seconds before setting the hook. In fall the adults stack up at passes and jetties on their way offshore, and many anglers gig them at night in knee-deep water.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Jack Davis Cut77
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Common snook 74
2 kt WSWH 5:38 AM · 3.9 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ft
- Pintail Creek73
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Southern flounder 72
- Atlantic tarpon 72
2 kt WSWH 5:38 AM · 3.9 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ft
- Pepper Flats73
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Red drum 71
2 kt WSWH 5:38 AM · 3.9 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ft
- False Cape69
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Atlantic tarpon 67
2 kt WSWH 5:38 AM · 3.9 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.9 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.