Fishing spots in Florida
Every coastal fishery in our Florida guide, with species by season, launch towns and live conditions. Not in Florida? The live page ranks them by distance from you.
13 waters in Florida. Not in Florida? Fishing spots near me ranks them by distance from you.
- Pensacola Bay — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8729840 (Pensacola, FL). Species: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Sheepshead, Cobia, Florida Pompano, Spanish Mackerel. Launch from Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Pensacola Beach, Milton.
- Destin & the Emerald Coast — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8729511 (East Pass (Destin), FL). Species: Florida Pompano, Cobia, Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel. Launch from Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa Island, Niceville.
- Panama City & St. Andrew Bay — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8729108 (Panama City, FL). Species: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Cobia, Florida Pompano, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead. Launch from Panama City, Panama City Beach, Lynn Haven, St. Andrews.
- Port St. Joe & Cape San Blas — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8728912 (Port St. Joe, St. Joseph Bay, FL). Species: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Florida Pompano, Cobia, Sheepshead, Gag Grouper. Launch from Port St. Joe, Cape San Blas, Simmons Bayou, Indian Pass.
- Apalachicola Bay — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8728690 (Apalachicola, FL). Species: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Sheepshead, Black Drum, Florida Pompano, Tarpon. Launch from Apalachicola, Eastpoint, St. George Island, Carrabelle.
- The Big Bend (Steinhatchee to Homosassa) — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8727520 (Cedar Key, FL). Species: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Cobia, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead, Tarpon. Launch from Steinhatchee, Suwannee, Cedar Key, Yankeetown.
- Tampa Bay — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8726520 (St. Petersburg, FL). Species: Snook, Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Cobia, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel. Launch from St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tierra Verde, Apollo Beach.
- Charlotte Harbor & Boca Grande — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8725577 (Port Boca Grande, Charlotte Harbor, FL). Species: Snook, Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Tarpon, Cobia, Sheepshead. Launch from Boca Grande, Placida, Englewood, Punta Gorda.
- Ten Thousand Islands & the Everglades — Florida Gulf, NOAA station 8724948 (Everglades City, Barron River, FL). Species: Snook, Redfish (Red Drum), Tarpon, Speckled Trout, Cobia, Southern Flounder. Launch from Marco Island, Goodland, Everglades City, Chokoloskee.
- The Florida Keys — Florida Atlantic, NOAA station 8724580 (Key West, FL). Species: Tarpon, Snook, Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead. Launch from Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, Big Pine Key.
- Biscayne Bay & Miami — Florida Atlantic, NOAA station 8723214 (Virginia Key, FL). Species: Tarpon, Snook, Speckled Trout, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead. Launch from Miami, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Coconut Grove.
- Indian River Lagoon & Mosquito Lagoon — Florida Atlantic, NOAA station 8721604 (Trident Pier, Port Canaveral, FL). Species: Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Snook, Black Drum, Tarpon, Southern Flounder. Launch from Titusville, Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, Sebastian.
- Jacksonville & the First Coast — Florida Atlantic, NOAA station 8720218 (Mayport (Bar Pilots Dock), FL). Species: Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Southern Flounder, Tarpon. Launch from Jacksonville, Mayport, Amelia Island, Ponte Vedra Beach.
What this page answers
This page answers: what's fishable around me? It reads your position once, in your browser, and ranks the coastal fisheries in the Tides & Tails location guide by distance — each with the species that hold there by season, the towns and launch areas inside the zone, and a link to its live tide and conditions page.
How results are ranked
Waters are ranked by straight-line distance from your position to the centre of each fishery in our catalog — the same 38 coastal zones the location guide covers, from the Texas border to Maryland plus California.
Distances are measured to the centre of each water as our catalog records it, not to a ramp or a pier. Live readings come from NOAA CO-OPS tide stations, the National Weather Service and Open-Meteo, fetched when you open the page — for recreation only, never for navigation.
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