UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
Red grouperRetention openCape · Florida
Cape Cod
28.25°N · 80.67°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny72
- Bluefish70
- Black sea bass68
- Florida pompano66
- King mackerel66
- Wahoo65
- Weakfish61
- Black drum60
- Atlantic croaker59
- Common snook59
- Spot59
- Red snapper58
- Red drum57
- Sheepshead57
- Crevalle jack53
- Striped bass53
- Greater amberjack52
- Yellowfin tuna52
- Sailfish49
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Mahi-mahi35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gag grouper20
- Southern flounder20
- Spotted seatrout20
- Summer flounder20
Best score today · 6 PM · Red grouper
- Now
- 3510 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.0 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Cape Cod scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Saturday, Nov 14 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 9 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 77°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Red grouper
Species seasonality
18Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Red grouper
Retention open- Daily limit
- 3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 20 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Jan 1
- Other
- Private-vessel anglers need the State Reef Fish Angler designation. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. No more than 3 grouper and tilefish combined per person per day. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Open May 1 through December 31. Closed January 1 through April 30.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Groupers, 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 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 Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Closed (No retention)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red grouper is best here
Out of season for Red grouper · shoulder season starts in 26 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cape Cod
- Depth
- 3-9 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonRed grouper
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 Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 3-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 30 species here; the best right now are little tunny, bluefish and black sea bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, bluefish, black sea bass and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for king mackerel, black drum, Atlantic croaker and common snook. Little tunny peak from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Red grouper
- Red grouper live on low limestone ledges and potholed live bottom across the West Florida Shelf, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Drift to find hard bottom, then anchor and fish live pinfish, grunts or squid on the bottom with stout conventional tackle. Reel hard right after the bite, because they dive into holes, and use a descending device on fish released from deep water.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Buck Point72
Cape · 3.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 72
- Black sea bass 67
- Bluefish 66
9 kt EH 1:46 PM · 4.2 ftL 8:11 PM · 1.0 ft
- Plover Point71
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Black sea bass 67
- Bluefish 66
9 kt EH 1:46 PM · 4.2 ftL 8:11 PM · 1.0 ft
- Mangrove Point71
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Black sea bass 67
- Bluefish 66
9 kt EH 1:46 PM · 4.2 ftL 8:11 PM · 1.0 ft
- Indian River Lagoon69
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 69
- Black sea bass 68
- Bluefish 66
9 kt EH 1:46 PM · 4.2 ftL 8:11 PM · 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.