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Summer flounderRetention openBay · Florida
Mathers Cove
27.89°N · 80.47°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack58
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot55
- Atlantic tarpon54
- Common snook54
- Summer flounder54
- Gray snapper51
- King mackerel51
- Red drum50
- Southern flounder47
- Wahoo46
- Weakfish45
- Little tunny44
- Spanish mackerel43
- Black sea bass42
- Florida pompano41
- Black drum40
- Mahi-mahi40
- Gray triggerfish39
- Red grouper39
- Red snapper39
- Spotted seatrout39
- Cobia38
- Sheepshead36
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Greater amberjack34
- Bluefish33
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 7 PM · Summer flounder
- Now
- 548 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-9 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
14Tide: Low slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 1 kt WSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Summer flounder
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Summer flounder
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 14 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Oct 15
- Other
- Same rules for Gulf, southern, summer and fringed flounder, in state and federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Closed every October 15 through November 30.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Flounder, 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))
- 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)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Summer flounder is best here
Peak season for Summer flounder · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Mathers Cove
- Depth
- 3-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSummer flounder
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 Mathers Cove
Mathers Cove is a bay in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 3-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for wahoo, weakfish, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Summer flounder
- Summer flounder lie half-buried on sand and shell bottom and ambush bait along channel edges, inlet bars and ocean reefs, from a few feet deep in back bays to about 100 feet offshore. Drift with the tide and bounce a bucktail tipped with a squid or fish strip along the bottom. The bigger fish move to ocean reefs and wrecks in late summer, so follow them out.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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
- Long Point Creek60
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- Red drum 59
- Crevalle jack 58
1 kt WSWL 3:00 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 PM · 0.4 ft
- Mud Hole60
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Red drum 59
- Crevalle jack 58
1 kt WSWL 3:00 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 PM · 0.4 ft
- Pepper Cove58
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 58
- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 55
1 kt WSWL 3:00 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 PM · 0.4 ft
- Pepper Point54
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 54
- Atlantic tarpon 54
- Atlantic croaker 52
1 kt WSWL 3:00 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 PM · 0.4 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.