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WeakfishShoulder 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 croaker74
- Spot70
- Florida pompano66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Crevalle jack62
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder61
- King mackerel60
- Gray snapper58
- Southern flounder55
- Spanish mackerel54
- Black drum52
- Black sea bass51
- Weakfish51
- Spotted seatrout50
- Mahi-mahi46
- Gag grouper44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Little tunny44
- Red snapper44
- Sheepshead44
- Cobia43
- Red grouper43
- Wahoo42
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 517 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding7.5 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
32Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 11 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 84°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
79Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Weakfish 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 Weakfish is best here
Last week of shoulder season for Weakfish · peak season next
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Jekyll Creek
- Depth
- 7-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Florida pompano. 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. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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 Creek74
Channel · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 66
11 kt NEL 1:52 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:30 AM · 7.2 ft
- Umbrella Cut74
Channel · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 66
11 kt NEL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:20 AM · 6.8 ft
- Jekyll Sound61
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 61
- Crevalle jack 52
- King mackerel 51
11 kt NEL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:20 AM · 6.8 ft
- Jekyll Point61
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 61
- Crevalle jack 52
- King mackerel 51
11 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.