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19,102-acre East Bay section of the St. Andrew Bay system with quality-assured NOAA BlueTopo and Hurricane Michael topobathymetric contours, FWC-surveyed fish occurrence, mapped seagrass and verified public access. The water tops out around 62 ft. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The channels, holes and drop-offs come from the source data, not a distance-from-shore model. Every species below gets its seasonal read from the same numbers driving the chart.
Drawn out, this is 19,128 acres of water rimmed by 92.2 miles of bank — 9 islands included. The 4.8 development index tells the story — a convoluted bank whose fishable edge far outruns the acreage. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 72% of this chart. Tip to tip the water measures near 17.7 mi with a 5.3-mi widest point. Closest neighbour on DepthScout: Lake Martin, 6 mi northwest of here.
Start shallow in spring: gulf flounder sit in 2 to 14 ft that time of year. Warm water sends them out to 4 to 20 ft; cold water stacks them in 12 to 40 ft. Top water on the chart: Shallow feeding flat, a feeding flat in the 20 ft range, prime in summer. Fish it in early morning and the evening and you'll meet the bite. Throw a paddletail dragged on bottom or a bucktail + swimming mullet until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 14 ft | dawn | 2015 continuous seagrass edge (2 ft) | 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail, Bucktail + scented shrimp |
| Summer | 4 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow feeding flat (20 ft) | Paddletail dragged on bottom, Bucktail + swimming mullet |
| Fall | 6 to 28 ft | midday & dusk | Shallow feeding flat (20 ft) | 3/8 oz bucktail + scented grub, Paddletail on a heavier jighead |
| Winter | 12 to 40 ft | midday | open water | Slow jig + scented grub |
Come spring, look for gray snapper (mangrove snapper) tight to the bank in 3 to 22 ft. They move out to 4 to 30 ft in summer and finish the year down in 8 to 45 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Dangerous NOAA charted wreck: a wreck around 17 ft that scores prime in fall. Best bite is early morning and the evening. A small bucktail or a paddletail is the honest summer answer here.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 22 ft | dawn & dusk | 2024 oyster edge (16 ft) | Small paddletail, Jighead + shrimp imitation |
| Summer | 4 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Small bucktail, Paddletail |
| Fall | 5 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Small vertical jig, Jighead + paddletail |
| Winter | 8 to 45 ft | midday | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Small jig worked slowly |
Come spring, look for spotted seatrout tight to the bank in 2 to 10 ft. They move out to 4 to 15 ft in summer and finish the year down in 5 to 20 ft. If you only fish one area, make it 2015 continuous seagrass edge: a seagrass edge around 2 ft that scores prime in spring. Best bite is early morning. A popping cork + shrimp or a 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (deep grass edge) is the honest summer answer here.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | dawn & dusk | 2015 continuous seagrass edge (2 ft) | Topwater walker, Suspending twitchbait |
| Summer | 4 to 15 ft | dawn | 2015 continuous seagrass edge (4 ft) | Popping cork + shrimp, 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (deep grass edge) |
| Fall | 3 to 12 ft | dawn | 2015 continuous seagrass edge (4 ft) | Popping cork rig, Soft plastic jerkbait |
| Winter | 5 to 20 ft | midday & dusk | Shallow feeding flat (20 ft) | Suspending twitchbait (long pauses), Scented plastic crawled on bottom |
The spring pattern is a shallow one: gag grouper in 4 to 24 ft. Midsummer fish sit out in 6 to 35 ft before dropping to 16 to 62 ft for winter. The spot to know is 2015 continuous seagrass edge, a seagrass edge in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for gag grouper in spring. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. Summer baits: a deep-diving plug or a heavy paddletail gets it done.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 24 ft | dawn & dusk | 2015 continuous seagrass edge (4 ft) | Diving plug over grass potholes, Paddletail near rubble |
| Summer | 6 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Deep-diving plug, Heavy paddletail |
| Fall | 10 to 50 ft | dawn | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Deep-diving plug, Vertical jig |
| Winter | 16 to 62 ft | midday | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Heavy vertical jig |
Structure-wise the chart holds 114 features, led in depth by Surveyed channel edge at roughly 43 ft.
Access data: Florida FWC — Boat Ramp Inventory. Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Florida waters are set by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (saltwater) — and special regulations can apply to East Bay specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Florida fishing regulations →
East Bay is about 62 ft (19 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The contours reflect measured and quality-assessed source depths.
Anglers target gulf flounder, gray snapper (mangrove snapper), spotted seatrout, gag grouper on East Bay.
2015 continuous seagrass edge is the top-rated area: a seagrass edge in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for gag grouper in spring. Every other rated spot, per species and season, is on the map above.
For gulf flounder, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on East Bay is regulated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (saltwater). Check the official Florida regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Lake Martin 6 mi · Main St. Andrew Bay 11 mi · North Bay 14 mi · Deer Point Lake 15 mi · West Bay 20 mi · Merritts Mill Pond 52 mi · Carrabelle River 53 mi · Choctawhatchee Bay 56 mi · Lake Talquin 63 mi · Lake Seminole 63 mi, GA/FL · Lower Choctawhatchee Bay 65 mi · Cutoff Pond 68 mi, GA
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Browse all Florida fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: NOAA BlueTopo (NAVD88; 70% measured, 30% source-interpolated). How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.