Florida fishing map and current conditions
Saltwater spots nearest you
Ranked by straight-line distance from your GPS fix.
- 61 mi
Tampa Bay
Skyway Fishing Pier (Tampa Bay)
Strong tidal flow through the shipping channel; best on the last two hours of outgoing water.
Spotted SeatroutMangrove SnapperTarponGag GrouperDrive-on pier, 24 hours, state park fee
- 81 mi
Treasure Coast
Sebastian Inlet
Night snook bite along the north jetty lights; falling tide stacks bait against the rocks.
SnookRedfishTarponSpotted SeatroutNorth and south jetties, state park pier
- 82 mi
Nature Coast
Crystal River / Kings Bay
Spring-fed bay opening onto shallow Gulf grass flats; winter fish pile into the warm springs.
Spotted SeatroutRedfishSheepsheadCrevalle JackFort Island Trail ramp, Pete's Pier, Hunter Springs
- 90 mi
East Central Florida
Daytona Beach / Ponce Inlet
Surf troughs and a hard-running inlet; the fall mullet run lights up the beach.
RedfishSnookBlacktip SharkSpotted SeatroutPonce Inlet jetty, Sunglow Pier, Halifax River ramps
- 94 mi
Southwest Florida
Boca Grande Pass
The tarpon capital; deep pass holes load up on the strong spring hill tides.
TarponSnookPermitBoat only; Gasparilla Island ramps
- 110 mi
Nature Coast
Cedar Key
Miles of shallow limestone-and-grass Gulf flats and oyster bars; wind-driven tides matter more than the tide table.
Spotted SeatroutRedfishSheepsheadCrevalle JackCedar Key city ramp, No. 4 Channel, Shell Mound
- 114 mi
Treasure Coast
Stuart / St. Lucie Inlet
Crossroads of the St. Lucie and Indian rivers; clean incoming water off the inlet turns on the snook bite.
SnookSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackPermitSandsprit Park, Jensen Causeway, Peck Lake by boat
- 126 mi
Southeast Florida
Jupiter Inlet
Blue water close to the beach; incoming tide brings clean water and snook to the rocks.
SnookPermitMangrove SnapperDuBois Park, inlet jetty, Burt Reynolds ramp
- 135 mi
First Coast
St. Augustine Inlet
Salt-marsh estuary with big tidal swings; reds flood the spartina on the top of the tide.
RedfishSheepsheadSpotted SeatroutBlack GrouperVilano boat ramp, Salt Run, inlet jetties
- 167 mi
Northeast Florida
Jacksonville (St. Johns Mouth)
Deep shipping channel and jetty rock; strong outgoing water stacks bait at the rocks.
RedfishSheepsheadCrevalle JackBlacktip SharkMayport jetties, Huguenot Park, Sisters Creek ramp
- 204 mi
Florida Bay
Flamingo (Everglades National Park)
Skinny mud-and-turtlegrass banks of Florida Bay backing up to the mangrove creeks of Whitewater Bay.
RedfishSnookSpotted SeatroutTarponFlamingo Marina ramp, Buttonwood Canal, park entry fee
- 223 mi
Middle Keys
Islamorada (Florida Keys)
Clear oceanside flats and Gulf-side basins; wind under 12 kt makes for prime sight-fishing.
PermitTarponMangrove SnapperRedfishBoat ramps, bridge catwalks, guided flats charters
- 227 mi
Big Bend
Apalachicola Bay
Shallow oyster-bar estuary; low winter tides concentrate reds in the cuts.
Spotted SeatroutRedfishMangrove SnapperScipio Creek ramp, Eastpoint, Cat Point bars
- 238 mi
Lower Keys
Key West / Lower Keys
Backcountry basins, oceanside patch reefs and the Marquesas flats within one run of the harbor.
PermitTarponMangrove SnapperBlack GrouperGarrison Bight, Stock Island ramps, charter fleet
- 331 mi
Florida Panhandle
Destin East Pass
Deep emerald pass with heavy current; jetty rocks fish best on a clean incoming tide.
Gag GrouperSpotted SeatroutRedfishMangrove SnapperJetties, Norriego Point, Destin Harbor ramps
- 363 mi
Western Panhandle
Pensacola Bay & Pass
Deep bay with bridge rubble, grass bars off Big Lagoon and a hard-running pass at Fort Pickens.
Spotted SeatroutRedfishSheepsheadGag GrouperBob Sikes Pier, Fort Pickens, Shoreline Park ramps