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SailfishOff seasonChannel · Georgia
Jekyll Creek
31.06°N · 81.43°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker78
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Florida pompano69
- Crevalle jack67
- Red drum67
- Gray snapper63
- Summer flounder62
- King mackerel61
- Southern flounder60
- Spanish mackerel59
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass57
- Spotted seatrout55
- Weakfish53
- Little tunny52
- Gag grouper50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Red snapper50
- Sheepshead50
- Red grouper49
- Mahi-mahi47
- Cobia45
- Greater amberjack45
- Wahoo43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Sailfish
- Now
- 358 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing7.4 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
37Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
64Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Sailfish
Species seasonality
33Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Sailfish 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 Sailfish is best here
Out of season for Sailfish · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Jekyll Creek
- Depth
- 7-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonSailfish
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 Jekyll Creek
Jekyll Creek is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 7-15 ft, with a flat bottom. 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Sailfish
- Sailfish feed along reef edges and color changes, usually in 80 to 240 feet off Southeast Florida and farther out along the Gulf and Carolina shelf edge. Fly live goggle-eyes, pilchards or threadfins from kites, or slow-troll live ballyhoo, on non-offset circle hooks. In winter the best bite often comes the day or two after a cold front, when north wind stacks bait along the edge.
- 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
- Jointer Creek78
Channel · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 70
10 kt NEL 1:52 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:30 AM · 7.2 ft
- Umbrella Cut78
Channel · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
10 kt NEL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:20 AM · 6.8 ft
- Jekyll Sound63
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 63
- Crevalle jack 61
- King mackerel 59
10 kt NEL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:20 AM · 6.8 ft
- Jekyll Point63
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 63
- Crevalle jack 61
- King mackerel 59
10 kt NEL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:20 AM · 6.8 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.