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SailfishOff seasonChannel · Georgia
Jove Creek
31.22°N · 81.42°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker79
- Spot74
- Atlantic tarpon73
- Florida pompano67
- Crevalle jack66
- Red drum66
- Summer flounder66
- Gray snapper64
- Southern flounder63
- King mackerel62
- Black drum58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Black sea bass57
- Weakfish56
- Spotted seatrout54
- Sheepshead51
- Gag grouper50
- Little tunny50
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red grouper49
- Red snapper49
- Cobia47
- Mahi-mahi45
- Greater amberjack43
- Wahoo43
- Bluefish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish34
Best score today · 11 PM · Sailfish
- Now
- 347 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding7.7 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + 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
30Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
64Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 85°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
Jove Creek
- Depth
- 10-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Estuary · Outer · Semi-exposedEstuary · slope
- 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 Jove Creek
Jove 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, outer water and semi-exposed.
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, black drum, Spanish mackerel 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
- Blackbank River79
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- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 68
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- Wallys Leg77
Channel · 4.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 72
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- Fog Point75
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 71
7 kt ENEL 1:50 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:47 AM · 7.5 ft
- Manhead Sound75
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 67
7 kt ENEL 1:39 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:32 AM · 7.3 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.