Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
87.4°
Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: catch-and-release. Fish over 40 in must stay in the water. One harvest tag/year only for a potential IGFA record.
Florida · Jupiter / Loxahatchee
Inlet snook country. Jupiter Inlet, the Loxahatchee, Lake Worth Lagoon. Tarpon in the inlet and along the beach. Not a Keys bonefish brief — this is current, bridges, and mangrove points. Clock is Lake Worth Pier 8722670, a few miles south.
Today
high confidence
Morning line
Jupiter 7.5 this morning. 9 mph S. Partly Cloudy. YOLO day is Friday, August 28. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
Wind
NOAA
From S · gust 11
Sky
3% rain
Clouds
Partly Cloudy
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
91% lit
Waxing gibbous
mid range · 91%
Water
NOAA 8722670
Water
87.4°
Today’s range 2.7 ft
incoming
0.79 ft MLLW
Clock
NOAA 8722670
Monthly YOLO day
Friday, August 28 · 9.1
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. full · spring · tide range ~3.0 ft · wind to 9 mph · Thunderstorms · 38%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Loxahatchee mouth
mangrove edge · public structure · mid
River-to-inlet. Outgoing along the points. This is Jupiter’s snook water, not a Keys bank.
Incoming water
9.9Tue 2:00 AM → Tue 9:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.0Tue 8:00 AM → Tue 3:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
9.9Tue 2:00 PM → Tue 9:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.9Tue 8:00 PM → Wed 3:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.9Wed 3:00 AM → Wed 9:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
County and state ramps near this water. FKNMS no-take is Keys-only, on the legal list.
Burt Reynolds Park ramp
Palm Beach County Parks
Loxahatchee / Jupiter Inlet. County ramp. The inlet is in sight.
Official sourceJuno Beach Pier
Palm Beach County Parks
Public pier. Snook and a beach tarpon if they swing close.
Official sourceNo-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.
No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
87.4°
Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: catch-and-release. Fish over 40 in must stay in the water. One harvest tag/year only for a potential IGFA record.
Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Thermal window
87.4°
In peak season for this water. Water 87°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 10 in, inside the snapper aggregate. Verify FWC.
Florida pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
Thermal window
87.4°
Off-season here. Water 87°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 6/day, 11 in fork. Verify FWC.
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Thermal window
87.4°
Closed to harvest — still swims, do not keep. Present, not peak. Water 87°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Region matters. SE/Atlantic (Jupiter, Biscayne): typically 28–32 in, 1/day, closed Dec 15–Jan 31 and June 1–Aug 31. Charlotte Harbor / Southwest (Boca Grande): typically 28–33 in, closed Dec 1–end of Feb and May 1–Sep 30. Snook permit required. Verify FWC.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
87.4°
Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
87.4°
Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 87°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Ciguatera risk rises with size. Do not keep a big one for the table.
Regs citedFWC saltwater recreational · current FWC regional rules · rolls in 8 days. Snook closures are regional. Boca Grande is not Jupiter. Verify FWC before you keep one.