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Gray snapperRetention openCape · Florida
Rock Point
27.97°N · 80.54°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook58
- Atlantic croaker57
- King mackerel57
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Spot55
- Crevalle jack54
- Red drum53
- Gray snapper52
- Southern flounder51
- Summer flounder50
- Mahi-mahi49
- Little tunny48
- Wahoo48
- Florida pompano46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Spotted seatrout45
- Black drum44
- Black sea bass44
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red snapper43
- Cobia42
- Red grouper42
- Weakfish41
- Sheepshead40
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 12 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 528 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
12Tide: Low slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 1 kt WSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 83°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
68Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Gray snapper
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day (10 snapper combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 10 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Open year-round in Gulf and Atlantic state waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Counts toward the 10-snapper aggregate per person per day. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Federal waters have a 12-inch minimum and a 10-fish bag.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Snappers, 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 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 Gray snapper is best here
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Rock Point
- Depth
- 3-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonGray snapper
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 Rock Point
Rock Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 3-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and 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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for mahi-mahi, little tunny, wahoo and Florida pompano. 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
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- 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
- Pams Cove75
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Crevalle jack 73
- Spot 73
1 kt WSWH 10:21 AM · 0.8 ftL 4:13 PM · 0.6 ft
- North Rocky Point70
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Common snook 70
- King mackerel 69
1 kt WSWH 10:21 AM · 0.8 ftL 4:13 PM · 0.6 ft
- Washburn Cove62
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Crevalle jack 60
- Spot 60
1 kt WSWL 3:00 PM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 PM · 0.4 ft
- Hog Point58
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 58
- Atlantic croaker 57
- King mackerel 57
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.