Fishing in Florida public spots, conditions & reports
29 of 32worth the trip today
Mostly common snook and tarpon today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
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Every Florida spot
32 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
80° water · 12 mph wind · incoming tide
82° water · 8 mph wind · outgoing tide
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85° water · 9 mph wind · outgoing tide
82° water · 7 mph wind · outgoing tide
The state report
Florida FWC hasn’t published one we can date.
Licenses and rules
Rules for what people fish for here
- Tarponno harvestCatch-and-release only. Tarpon over 40" must stay in the water unless you hold a tarpon tag (one per person a year), bought before fishing, in pursuit of a Florida state or world record.Catch and release · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Spotted seatrout15" minimum · 19" maximum · 3 a dayTampa Bay south through Everglades National Park: 15–19" slot; one fish over 19" per vessel, or per person from shore, counts in the bag. 3 per person a day, open year-round.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Sheepshead12" minimum · 8 a day12" minimum, 8 per person a day; vessel limit 50 per trip in March and April.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Red drum18" minimum · 27" maximum · 1 a day18–27" slot, 1 per person a day; vessel limit 4 in the Panhandle and Big Bend regions and 2 from Tampa Bay south. Harvest is prohibited in federal waters.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Common snook28" minimum · 32" maximum · 1 a dayAtlantic: 28–32" slot, 1/day, snook permit required. Harvest open Feb 1–May 31 and Sep 1–Dec 14; catch-and-release the rest of the year.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Bluefish12" minimum · 3 a day12" fork-length minimum, 3 per person a day in Atlantic state waters.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Southern flounder14" minimum · 5 a dayFlorida flounder: 14" minimum, 5 per person a day. Closed Oct 15–Nov 30.Out of season · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Black drum14" minimum · 24" maximum · 5 a dayFlorida: 14–24" slot, 5 per harvester a day; one fish over 24" may count in the bag.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Channel catfishno daily limitChannel catfish are not on the Florida freshwater game-fish bag list, so there is no statewide bag or size limit.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Largemouth bass5 a dayNo minimum length, 5 black bass a day, only one of them 16" or longer. Some waters have their own limits.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Crappie25 a dayNo statewide minimum, 25 a day. Some waters have their own length limits.Open · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Summer flounder14" minimum · 5 a dayFlorida flounder: 14" minimum, 5 per person a day. Closed Oct 15–Nov 30.Out of season · Florida · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
Limits differ by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water.
What’s biting in Florida
Species people fish for at Florida spots, and how many of those spots are worth the trip for them today.
Red drumSciaenops ocellatus19 of 24 spots worth the trip in Florida
Best now at Mexico Beach, FL100
Bites in 65–85° water
Common snookCentropomus undecimalis19 of 22 spots worth the trip in Florida
Best now at Cocoa Beach, FL100
Bites in 68–88° water
TarponMegalops atlanticus17 of 27 spots worth the trip in Florida
Best now at St. Pete Beach, FL100
Bites in 74–90° water
Spotted seatroutCynoscion nebulosus17 of 25 spots worth the trip in Florida
Best now at Mexico Beach, FL98
Bites in 60–85° water
SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus17 of 25 spots worth the trip in Florida
Best now at Pensacola Beach, FL100
Bites in 60–82° water
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix13 of 21 spots worth the trip in Florida
Best now at Mexico Beach, FL98
Bites in 60–80° water
Black drumPogonias cromis4 of 5 spots worth the trip in Florida
Best now at Tampa Bay, FL98
Bites in 55–85° water
Channel catfishIctalurus punctatus2 of 3 spots worth the trip in Florida
Best now at Lake Okeechobee, FL78
Bites in 60–85° water
About fishing in Florida
Florida's 32 public access points span the Gulf coast, the Atlantic coast, and lakes, across 18 counties. Across them, the species anglers most often target are Tarpon, Spotted Seatrout, Sheepshead, and Red Drum. Each is scored live on water temperature, tide or river flow, moon phase, barometric pressure, and weather. Always confirm current size, creel, and season limits with the Florida state fishery agency before keeping fish — we flag any species whose regulations we haven't yet verified.
32 public access points across 0 water bodies. Data from NOAA, NWS, USGS, and Florida FWC.
Coastal regions
- Space CoastFlorida's Brevard County Atlantic shore — Cocoa Beach to Sebastian Inlet.
- Southeast FloridaThe Gold Coast Atlantic beaches from Palm Beach through Miami.
- First CoastNortheast Florida's Atlantic shore — Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and the Volusia beaches.
- Emerald CoastFlorida's Panhandle Gulf coast from Pensacola to Apalachicola.
- Southwest Florida Gulf CoastFlorida's Gulf shore from Tampa Bay south through Naples.