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Florida pompanoRetention openCape · Florida
Boathouse Point
28.78°N · 80.84°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook65
- Atlantic croaker62
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Spot59
- Gray snapper58
- Red drum58
- Crevalle jack56
- King mackerel56
- Southern flounder54
- Summer flounder52
- Black drum49
- Red snapper49
- Little tunny48
- Black sea bass47
- Florida pompano47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Weakfish46
- Red grouper45
- Cobia44
- Sheepshead43
- Mahi-mahi41
- Greater amberjack40
- Wahoo39
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish34
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Florida pompano
- Now
- 475 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.0 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
61Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 1 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Florida pompano
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade 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 (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
- 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)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
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
Boathouse Point
- Depth
- 2-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Boathouse Point
Boathouse Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are common snook, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for common snook, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and spot, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, little tunny and black sea bass. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Common snook 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
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- Grassy Point68
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Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Red drum 67
- Common snook 65
1 kt NWH 9:29 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:22 PM · 0.0 ft
- Griffis Bay68
Bay · 2.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Red drum 67
1 kt NWH 9:29 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:22 PM · 0.0 ft
- Georges Flats68
Flat · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Red drum 67
- Common snook 65
1 kt NWH 9:29 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:22 PM · 0.0 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.