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SheepsheadRetention 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 flounder72
- Common snook70
- Crevalle jack70
- Red drum70
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon68
- King mackerel65
- Summer flounder64
- Gray snapper62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black drum56
- Little tunny56
- Black sea bass55
- Gray triggerfish54
- Weakfish54
- Mahi-mahi53
- Red grouper53
- Red snapper53
- Cobia52
- Wahoo52
- Sheepshead51
- Florida pompano50
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 9 AM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 5111 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.1 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
66Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
67Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Sheepshead
Retention open- Daily limit
- 8 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- State rules extend into federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round. A 50-fish vessel limit applies in March and April.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Sheepshead, 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))
- 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 Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 18 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 seasonSheepshead
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 common snook. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, southern flounder, common snook and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Southern flounder peak from September through November. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- 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 Cutoff76
Channel · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Common snook 75
5 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Barge Channel76
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Common snook 75
5 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Jack Davis Cut76
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Common snook 75
5 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Futch Point69
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 69
- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
5 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 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.