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77-acre Fort George Inlet fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo shallow-water contours (99.97% measured and assessed), exact FWC/NOAA fish and forage, four measured spots, two public launches, three forage calendars, Timucuan guidance and current Florida rules. The water tops out around 24 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. The rest of this page walks each species through its year, using the map's own scoring.
On the chart, Fort George Inlet draws 77 acres inside 1.5 miles of shoreline. A shoreline index of 1.2 says round and simple: fish relate to depth changes here, not shoreline features. Roughly 93% of the water is 15 ft or less, the band where the food chain lives. Call it 0.5 mi long by 0.4 mi wide at the broadest reach. The nearest mapped water is Nassau Sound, 6 mi to the north.
The spring pattern is a shallow one: red drum (redfish) in 1 to 8 ft. Midsummer fish sit out in 2 to 12 ft before dropping to 3 to 15 ft for winter. The spot to know is NOAA charted bridge support, a causeway / bottleneck in about 8 ft of water that rates prime for red drum (redfish) in fall. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. Summer baits: a weedless gold spoon or a paddletail swimbait gets it done.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 8 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Gold weedless spoon, Paddletail on 1/4 oz jighead |
| Summer | 2 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Weedless gold spoon, Paddletail swimbait |
| Fall | 3 to 20 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | 1/2 oz spoon (schools), Big paddletail |
| Winter | 3 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Surveyed channel edge (11 ft) | Scented soft plastic on 1/8 oz head, Slow-rolled paddletail |
Start shallow in spring: sheepshead sit in 5 to 24 ft that time of year. They don't go far with the seasons — 3 to 15 ft covers summer, 7 to 24 ft covers winter. Top water on the chart: NOAA charted bridge support, a causeway / bottleneck in the 8 ft range, prime in spring. Fish it in early morning and you'll meet the bite. Throw a small jig + crab piece until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 24 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | 1/4 oz jighead + fiddler, Sheepshead jig + shrimp piece |
| Summer | 3 to 15 ft | dawn | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Small jig + crab piece |
| Fall | 5 to 20 ft | midday | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Jighead + shrimp, Small crab jig |
| Winter | 7 to 24 ft | midday | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Heavier jig + crab (deep pilings) |
Early season summer flounder (fluke) use the shallows, holding in 5 to 24 ft. Even in summer they hold at 5 to 24 ft; winter keeps them in 7 to 24 ft. Put Surveyed channel edge first on the milk run — a drop-off near 11 ft that grades prime for summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in midday and early morning. Tie on a bucktail (1-3 oz by drift speed) or a gulp grub on jighead and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 24 ft | midday & dawn | Surveyed channel edge (11 ft) | Bucktail + Gulp swimming mullet, Hi-lo rig + squid strip |
| Summer | 5 to 24 ft | midday & dawn | Surveyed channel edge (11 ft) | Bucktail (1-3 oz by drift speed), Gulp grub on jighead |
| Fall | 6 to 24 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (11 ft) | Heavier bucktail on the lumps, Big Gulp 6" grub |
| Winter | 7 to 24 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (11 ft) | Slow bottom rig + strip |
Early season permit use the shallows, holding in 3 to 24 ft. Even in summer they hold at 2 to 24 ft; winter keeps them in 6 to 24 ft. The chart's best answer is Shallow feeding flat — feeding flat, 18 ft, prime for spring. Best bite is early morning and midday. Tie on a crab fly or a crab imitation and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 24 ft | dawn | Shallow feeding flat (18 ft) | Small crab fly, Shrimp-pattern jig |
| Summer | 2 to 24 ft | dawn & midday | Shallow feeding flat (18 ft) | Crab fly, Crab imitation |
| Fall | 3 to 24 ft | dawn | Shallow feeding flat (18 ft) | Crab imitation, Shrimp-pattern jig |
| Winter | 6 to 24 ft | midday | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Crab imitation worked deep |
In spring, black drum run shallow here, mostly 4 to 24 ft. Summer keeps them at 3 to 18 ft, and they winter in 5 to 24 ft. NOAA charted bridge support is the standout, a causeway / bottleneck at roughly 8 ft, rated prime for spring black drum. Time it for early morning and the evening. You won't need more than a shrimp imitation dragged slowly or a small crab jig most summer days.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 24 ft | midday & dusk | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Crab-tipped bottom jig, Shrimp on a jighead |
| Summer | 3 to 18 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Shrimp imitation dragged slowly, Small crab jig |
| Fall | 4 to 22 ft | dawn | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Crab-tipped jig, Scented shrimp jig |
| Winter | 5 to 24 ft | midday | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Heavy bottom jig + crab |
Spring spotted seatrout on Fort George Inlet hold shallow, usually 2 to 10 ft. They move out to 4 to 15 ft in summer and finish the year down in 5 to 20 ft. Put NOAA charted bridge support first on the milk run — a causeway / bottleneck near 8 ft that grades good for summer. The feeding windows run early morning. The summer box starts with a popping cork + shrimp or a 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (deep grass edge).
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Topwater walker, Suspending twitchbait |
| Summer | 4 to 15 ft | dawn | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Popping cork + shrimp, 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (deep grass edge) |
| Fall | 3 to 12 ft | dawn | open water | Popping cork rig, Soft plastic jerkbait |
| Winter | 5 to 20 ft | midday & dusk | NOAA charted bridge support (8 ft) | Suspending twitchbait (long pauses), Scented plastic crawled on bottom |
Fort George Inlet also holds bluefish (4 to 24 ft in summer), southern flounder (3 to 18 ft in summer). Pick any of them on the map above for rated spots and bait picks.
Fort George Inlet carries 4 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Shallow feeding flat, about 18 ft down.
Access data: Florida FWC — Boat Ramp Inventory (OBJECTID 476; RampID DU00523AR). 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 Fort George Inlet specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Florida fishing regulations →
Fort George Inlet is about 24 ft (7 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 red drum (redfish), sheepshead, summer flounder (fluke), permit, black drum, spotted seatrout, bluefish, southern flounder on Fort George Inlet.
NOAA charted bridge support is the top-rated area: a causeway / bottleneck in about 8 ft of water that rates prime for black drum in spring. Every other rated spot, per species and season, is on the map above.
For red drum (redfish), 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 Fort George Inlet 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.
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