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WeakfishShoulder seasonBay · Florida
Pardon Slough
28.78°N · 80.73°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Atlantic tarpon73
- Red drum72
- Common snook70
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack67
- Southern flounder67
- Gray snapper64
- King mackerel62
- Summer flounder62
- Spotted seatrout61
- Black drum59
- Red snapper55
- Weakfish55
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Little tunny51
- Red grouper51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Cobia49
- Sheepshead49
- Greater amberjack46
- Mahi-mahi46
- Wahoo44
- Florida pompano41
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 5512 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.2 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 · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 2 kt WSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
68Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Weakfish is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with FWC before you keep a fish.
Species rules 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)
- 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 Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pardon Slough
- Depth
- Up to 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Pardon Slough
Pardon Slough is a bay in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is up to 1 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 common snook, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, weakfish 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
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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
- Vanns Slough74
Bay · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Red drum 71
2 kt WSWL 4:03 AM · 0.0 ftH 9:29 AM · 0.4 ft
- Duckroost Cove74
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 72
2 kt WSWL 4:03 AM · 0.0 ftH 9:29 AM · 0.4 ft
- Widgeon Bay73
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Red drum 71
2 kt WSWL 4:03 AM · 0.0 ftH 9:29 AM · 0.4 ft
- Mosquito Lagoon72
Bay · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Common snook 70
- Spot 70
2 kt WSWL 4:03 AM · 0.0 ftH 9:29 AM · 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.