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Cape · Florida

Shell Pit Point

27.91°N · 80.51°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm

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Best score today · 4 PM · Bluefish

64/100Good
Now
4711 AM EST
Best window
11 AM-8 PMOvercast
Tide now
Flooding0.3 ft ▲

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Thu · 71

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 11 AM · now

Time11ANOW
Score47Good
Tide0.3 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.2 knmodeled · toward NW
Wind9 kn Egusts 18 · steady
Sea stateRough4.7 ft · 8 s
Air temp73°Warm
WeatherOvercast97% chance of rain
Water78°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Bluefish

Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 12 in, fork length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Hook and line, spears, gigs, seine or cast net.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Bluefish, read Sep 13

Other species here

  • Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
  • Black drum Retention open (5 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 Closed (No retention)
  • Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
  • Spot Retention open (50 per day)
  • Spotted seatrout Closed (No retention)
  • Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
  • Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
  • Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
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Spot profile

Shell Pit Point

Depth
5-9 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
Season
Peak seasonBluefish

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 Shell Pit Point

Shell Pit Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 5-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 30 species here; the best right now are wahoo, Florida pompano and king mackerel. It is peak season now for wahoo, Florida pompano, little tunny and black sea bass, and shoulder season for king mackerel, yellowfin tuna, red snapper and sailfish. Wahoo peak from April through May and from October through November. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.

Tackle & technique

Bluefish
Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
Wahoo
Wahoo patrol drop-offs, seamounts, rigs and weed lines where current and temperature breaks meet, usually along the 100 to 600 foot contours. High-speed trolling at 12 to 18 knots with weighted lures covers ground, and slower trolling with ballyhoo or diving plugs works over known structure. Use wire leader, because their teeth cut monofilament.
Florida pompano
Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.

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    Top: Florida pompanoPeak season
    • Florida pompano 61
    • Wahoo 59
    • King mackerel 54

    9 kt EH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ftL 11:08 PM · 0.4 ft

  • East Channel

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    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 59
    • Black sea bass 56
    • Florida pompano 54

    9 kt EH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ftL 11:08 PM · 0.4 ft

  • Middle Gap

    Bay · 1.2 mi

    59
    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 59
    • Florida pompano 54
    • King mackerel 54

    9 kt EH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ftL 11:08 PM · 0.4 ft

  • Mullet Creek

    Bay · 1.6 mi

    59
    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 59
    • Florida pompano 54
    • King mackerel 53

    9 kt EH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ftL 11:08 PM · 0.4 ft

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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.