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SpotRetention openCape · Florida
Peterson Point
28.49°N · 80.59°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook73
- Atlantic croaker72
- King mackerel71
- Crevalle jack70
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Gray snapper67
- Red drum67
- Southern flounder64
- Summer flounder64
- Little tunny62
- Black sea bass60
- Florida pompano60
- Gray triggerfish60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Black drum59
- Red snapper59
- Red grouper58
- Cobia57
- Sheepshead56
- Weakfish55
- Greater amberjack53
- Mahi-mahi52
- Wahoo51
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 PM · Spot
- Now
- 703 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.5 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Spot
Retention open- Daily limit
- 50 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 50 per person per species. No minimum size. Open year-round.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Spot and Atlantic croaker, 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)
- 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 Spot is best here
Peak season for Spot · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Peterson Point
- Depth
- 2-6 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpot
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 Peterson Point
Peterson Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are common snook, Atlantic croaker and king mackerel. It is peak season now for common snook, Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for little tunny, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
- Common snook
- Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
- 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
- Quarterman Cove78
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 76
- Crevalle jack 75
8 kt NEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft
- Cactus Point75
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Common snook 73
8 kt NEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft
- Middle Point75
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Common snook 73
8 kt NEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft
- Home Point75
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Common snook 73
8 kt NEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 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.