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Black sea bassShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
Saint Marys Entrance
30.71°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
- Crevalle jack55
- Florida pompano55
- King mackerel52
- Gray snapper50
- Summer flounder50
- Black sea bass48
- Spanish mackerel44
- Mahi-mahi43
- Gray triggerfish42
- Red snapper42
- Red grouper41
- Gag grouper40
- Wahoo38
- Greater amberjack37
- Little tunny37
- Sheepshead37
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish34
- Bluefish31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 3 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 487 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High6.4 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
41Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
90Wind: 11 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
44Water temp: 84°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.2 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
70Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Black sea bass is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with FWC before you keep a fish.
Species rules 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)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (5 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- 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 (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · 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
Saint Marys Entrance
- Depth
- 30-60 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · ExposedChannel · 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 Saint Marys Entrance
Saint Marys Entrance is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 30-60 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Florida pompano and king mackerel. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, gray snapper and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, Spanish mackerel and mahi-mahi. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Old Town Reach76
Channel · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 69
11 kt NEH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ftL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ft
- Seaboard Reach76
Channel · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 68
11 kt NEH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ftL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ft
- City Front Reach76
Channel · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 67
11 kt NEH 7:17 PM · 6.7 ftL 1:21 AM · 1.1 ft
- Saint Marys Entrance58
Channel · 0.1 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 58
- Crevalle jack 55
- King mackerel 52
11 kt NEL 1:18 AM · 1.1 ftH 6:58 AM · 6.2 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.