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Greater amberjackRetention openCape · Florida
Turtlepen Point
28.71°N · 80.69°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook68
- Atlantic croaker67
- King mackerel67
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Crevalle jack65
- Spot65
- Gray snapper63
- Red drum63
- Southern flounder60
- Summer flounder59
- Little tunny57
- Florida pompano56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black sea bass54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Black drum53
- Red snapper53
- Cobia52
- Red grouper52
- Mahi-mahi50
- Sheepshead50
- Weakfish50
- Wahoo49
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 487 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
70Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 0 kt SPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 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 yesterday
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
Turtlepen Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Turtlepen Point
Turtlepen Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-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 little tunny, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. 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
- 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.
- 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
- Gallinipper Basin72
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Red drum 69
0 kt SL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Dummit Creek72
Bay · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Crevalle jack 71
- Red drum 71
0 kt SH 9:29 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:22 PM · 0.0 ft
- Middle Banks69
Bar · 2.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
0 kt SL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Gallinipper Point69
Cape · 2.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
0 kt SL 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.