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Gray snapperRetention open

Bay · Florida

Boggy Pond

28.65°N · 80.78°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 11 AM · Gray snapper

77/100Great
Now
605 PM EDT
Best window
6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding0.0 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 5 PM · now

Time5PNOW
Score60Good
Tide0.0 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.2 knmodeled · toward S
Wind6 kn NEgusts 12 · easing
Sea stateLight chop1.9 ft · 6 s
Air temp79°Warm
WeatherOvercast92% chance of rain
Water84°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Gray snapper

Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day (10 snapper combined)
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 10 in, total length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round in Gulf and Atlantic state waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Counts toward the 10-snapper aggregate per person per day. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Federal waters have a 12-inch minimum and a 10-fish bag.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Snappers, 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 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 Gray snapper is best here

Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak

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Spot profile

Boggy Pond

Depth
About 2 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
Season
Peak seasonGray 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 Boggy Pond

Boggy Pond is a bay in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is about 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, red drum and common snook, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Red drum peak from August through November.

Tackle & technique

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.
Atlantic tarpon
Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
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

  • Puckett Creek

    Bay · 1.1 mi

    78
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 78
    • Spot 75
    • Atlantic tarpon 74

    6 kt NEH 6:12 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:26 AM · 1.0 ft

  • Sand Point

    Cape · 2.8 mi

    72
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 72
    • Common snook 71
    • Spot 70

    6 kt NEH 6:12 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:26 AM · 1.0 ft

  • Black Point

    Cape · 2.1 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 70
    • Red drum 68
    • Common snook 67

    6 kt NEH 9:51 PM · 0.4 ftL 4:49 AM · -0.0 ft

  • Marsh Bay

    Bay · 3.1 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season
    • Atlantic tarpon 70
    • Atlantic croaker 68
    • Red drum 68

    6 kt NEH 9:51 PM · 0.4 ftL 4:49 AM · -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.