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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 · Florida pompano

64/100Good
Now
599 AM EST
Best window
9 AM-8 PMOvercast
Tide now
Ebbing0.3 ft ▼

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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24-hour conditions

Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM

Time4P
Score69Great
Tide0.4 ft ▲Flooding
Wind9 kn ESEgusts 21 · steady
Air temp73°Warm
WeatherOvercast100% cloud
Water80°FPersisted

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Wahoo

Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Not published
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
No minimum size. Open year-round.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: Wahoo, 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 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)

Source: FWC · synced yesterday

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Wahoo is best here

Peak season for Wahoo · 4 more weeks at peak

Wahoo season by week of the year. Peak season for Wahoo · 4 more weeks at peak.
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Spot profile

Shell Pit Point

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

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, little tunny and black sea bass. It is peak season now for wahoo, little tunny, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for king mackerel, yellowfin tuna, red snapper and sailfish. Wahoo peak from April through May and from October through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November.

Tackle & technique

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.
Little tunny
Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
Black sea bass
Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • East Channel

    Channel · 1.0 mi

    59
    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 59
    • Black sea bass 57
    • Little tunny 54

    6 kt ENEL 10:29 AM · 0.3 ftH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ft

  • Middle Banks

    Bar · 1.2 mi

    59
    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 59
    • Florida pompano 57
    • Bluefish 54

    6 kt ENEL 10:29 AM · 0.3 ftH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ft

  • Middle Gap

    Bay · 1.2 mi

    59
    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 59
    • Little tunny 54
    • Black sea bass 52

    6 kt ENEL 10:29 AM · 0.3 ftH 4:04 PM · 0.4 ft

  • Mullet Creek

    Bay · 1.6 mi

    59
    Top: WahooPeak season
    • Wahoo 59
    • Little tunny 54
    • Black sea bass 52

    6 kt ENEL 10:29 AM · 0.3 ftH 4:04 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.