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Greater amberjackRetention openBay · Florida
Tea Creek
28.56°N · 80.61°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Southern flounder70
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack69
- Red drum69
- Common snook68
- King mackerel67
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Summer flounder65
- Gray snapper61
- Spotted seatrout61
- Florida pompano56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Weakfish56
- Black drum55
- Black sea bass54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Cobia53
- Little tunny53
- Red snapper53
- Red grouper52
- Mahi-mahi51
- Sheepshead50
- Wahoo50
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 471 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.1 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
55Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Greater amberjack
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 28 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Apr 1
- Other
- Private-vessel anglers need the State Reef Fish Angler designation. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Open January through March and May through December. Closed in April.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Amberjack, 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)
- 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Tea Creek
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Outer · Semi-exposedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack
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 Tea Creek
Tea Creek is a bay in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, southern flounder and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, southern flounder, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, weakfish and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Southern flounder peak from September through November. Spot peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Greater amberjack
- Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
- 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.
- Southern flounder
- Flounder lie half buried on soft bottom along marsh edges, creek mouths, dock pilings and the sandy sides of passes, usually in 1 to 15 feet of water. Drag a mud minnow or finger mullet on a Carolina rig, or bump a soft plastic slowly along the bottom, and give the fish a few seconds before setting the hook. In fall the adults stack up at passes and jetties on their way offshore, and many anglers gig them at night in knee-deep water.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Tea Creek Cutoff75
Channel · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Common snook 73
- Atlantic tarpon 73
7 kt NNEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft
- Barge Channel75
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Common snook 73
- Atlantic tarpon 73
7 kt NNEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft
- Jack Davis Cut75
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Common snook 73
- Atlantic tarpon 73
7 kt NNEH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ftL 12:20 AM · 1.0 ft
- Futch Point67
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 67
- King mackerel 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
7 kt NNEH 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.