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Summer flounderRetention open

Cape · Florida

Plover Point

28.22°N · 80.67°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 2 PM · Summer flounder

73/100Great
Now
577 AM EDT
Best window
2 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing3.6 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 7 AM · now

Time7ANOW
Score57Good
Tide3.6 ft ▼Ebbing
Current0.1 knmodeled · toward N
Wind1 kn WSWgusts 3 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.7 ft · 8 s
Air temp75°Warm
WeatherOvercast91% cloud
Water83°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

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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

Summer flounder season by week of the year. Peak season for Summer flounder · 5 more weeks at peak.
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Summer flounder in Florida

Spot profile

Plover Point

Depth
3-6 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Plover Point

Plover Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 3-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and common snook. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, common snook and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Common snook peak from April through May and 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.
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.
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.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Indian River Lagoon

    Bay · 4.3 mi

    75
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 75
    • Spot 73
    • Crevalle jack 68

    1 kt WSWL 12:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:09 PM · 4.1 ft

  • Mangrove Point

    Cape · 1.2 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 70
    • Spot 67
    • Common snook 66

    1 kt WSWL 12:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:09 PM · 4.1 ft

  • Cape Cod

    Cape · 2.3 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 70
    • Spot 67
    • Common snook 66

    1 kt WSWL 12:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:09 PM · 4.1 ft

  • Buck Point

    Cape · 5.5 mi

    70
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 70
    • Spot 67
    • Common snook 66

    1 kt WSWL 12:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:09 PM · 4.1 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.