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Mahi-mahiRetention openBay · Florida
Gallinipper Basin
28.68°N · 80.66°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Atlantic tarpon75
- Red drum73
- Spot73
- Common snook71
- Southern flounder69
- Crevalle jack68
- Gray snapper65
- King mackerel63
- Summer flounder63
- Black drum62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Weakfish57
- Red snapper56
- Black sea bass54
- Florida pompano53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red grouper52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Cobia51
- Little tunny51
- Sheepshead51
- Greater amberjack47
- Mahi-mahi46
- Wahoo44
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 AM · Mahi-mahi
- Now
- 463 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.8 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 · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
97Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 3 kt SWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Mahi-mahi
Species seasonality
65Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Mahi-mahi
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 20 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Captain and crew may not keep a bag limit. Private boats: 5 per person or 30 per vessel, whichever is less. For-hire vessels: 5 per paying customer; no 30-fish cap. Hook and line or spearing.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Dolphinfish/Mahi-Mahi, 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)
- 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 Mahi-mahi is best here
Shoulder season for Mahi-mahi · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Gallinipper Basin
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonMahi-mahi
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 Gallinipper Basin
Gallinipper Basin is a bay in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon, red drum and spot, and shoulder season for black drum, weakfish, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- Mahi-mahi
- Mahi feed near the surface along weedlines, floating debris, buoys and current edges offshore, in water from the low 70s to the low 80s. Troll ballyhoo or small skirted lures along the weed, and when a school comes up behind the boat keep one hooked fish in the water while you pitch cut bait or jigs to the rest. Look for birds working over weed and flotsam.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Gallinipper Point75
Cape · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Red drum 73
- Common snook 71
3 kt SWH 5:38 AM · 3.9 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ft
- Eddy Point75
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Red drum 73
- Common snook 71
3 kt SWH 5:38 AM · 3.9 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ft
- Eddy Creek75
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Red drum 73
3 kt SWH 5:38 AM · 3.9 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ft
- Middle Banks75
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Red drum 73
- Common snook 71
3 kt SWH 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.