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WeakfishShoulder seasonBay · Florida
Pepper Cove
27.90°N · 80.48°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Common snook70
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack67
- Gray snapper65
- Red drum63
- Summer flounder63
- Southern flounder61
- King mackerel59
- Weakfish57
- Black drum54
- Black sea bass54
- Red snapper54
- Spotted seatrout53
- Gray triggerfish51
- Little tunny51
- Red grouper51
- Florida pompano50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia48
- Greater amberjack46
- Wahoo42
- Mahi-mahi39
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish29
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 2 PM · Weakfish
- Now
- 5711 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 1 kt WPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
68Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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 today
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
Pepper Cove
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Pepper Cove
Pepper Cove is a bay in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and common snook. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon, common snook and spot, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, black sea bass and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October.
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
- Long Point Creek76
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Red drum 72
1 kt WL 2:42 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:58 AM · 0.4 ft
- Ballard Cove72
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Common snook 70
- Spot 70
1 kt WL 2:42 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:58 AM · 0.4 ft
- Mathers Cove72
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Common snook 70
- Spot 70
1 kt WL 2:42 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:58 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pepper Point70
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
1 kt WL 2:42 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:58 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.