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Black sea bassShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
Floyd Creek
30.93°N · 81.51°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot72
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Florida pompano69
- Red drum67
- Crevalle jack65
- Southern flounder64
- Summer flounder64
- King mackerel63
- Gray snapper61
- Spotted seatrout59
- Spanish mackerel58
- Weakfish56
- Black drum55
- Black sea bass52
- Cobia48
- Little tunny48
- Gray triggerfish46
- Sheepshead46
- Gag grouper45
- Mahi-mahi45
- Red grouper45
- Red snapper45
- Greater amberjack43
- Wahoo40
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 4 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 527 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding7.7 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
46Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 11 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 84°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
70Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Black sea bass is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.
Source: GADNR CRD · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Floyd Creek
- Depth
- 10-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
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 Floyd Creek
Floyd Creek is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 10-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, weakfish and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Atlantic tarpon 70
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- Mud Creek77
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- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 69
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- Floyd Cut75
Channel · 1.9 mi
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- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 66
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- The Bulkhead75
Channel · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 66
11 kt NEL 2:02 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:26 AM · 7.0 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 GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.