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Homosassa fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Homosassa, using NOAA tide station Tuckers Island, Homosassa River.

Big Bend Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8727277
FloridaSoutheast - Gulf and Atlantic coasts
Bite outlook today Estimate
Fair
  • Weak tidal movement (1.1 ft range)
  • Light wind (up to 5 mph)
Next best time
Today 11:24 AM
Tide change
Next tide
High 12:24 PM
1.3 ft
Weather
79°F, Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 mph S - pressure falling
Moon
Waning crescent
12% lit

Best times to fish

6:00 AM - 8:01 AMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 7:00 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow
8:28 AM - 10:28 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)
4:28 PM - 6:13 PMDusk - the evening feed
All 8 times today
2:50 AM - 3:50 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)
6:00 AM - 8:01 AMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 7:00 AM; Dawn - low light, fish move shallow
8:28 AM - 10:28 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)
11:24 AM - 12:54 PMMoving water into the high tide at 12:24 PM
3:05 PM - 4:05 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)
4:28 PM - 6:13 PMDusk - the evening feed
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMMoving water into the low tide at 7:30 PM
8:56 PM - 10:56 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 5:43 PM 72-82°Fwind to 5 mph WSW
Tide chart and times3 tides today
Best time 6:00 AM - 8:01 AMBest time 8:28 AM - 10:28 AMBest time 4:28 PM - 6:13 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM7:00 AM12:24 PM7:30 PM0 ft1 ftBest time 6:00 AM - 8:01 AMBest time 8:28 AM - 10:28 AMBest time 4:28 PM - 6:13 PM12a6a12p6p12a7a12:24p7:30p0 ft1 ft

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days
DayTides (feet, MLLW)
TodayLow 7:00 AM (0.3 ft)
High 12:24 PM (1.3 ft)
Low 7:30 PM (0.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6High 12:36 AM (1.4 ft)
Low 8:00 AM (0.1 ft)
High 1:42 PM (1.2 ft)
Low 7:54 PM (0.5 ft)
Sat Nov 7High 1:18 AM (1.6 ft)
Low 8:48 AM (-0.1 ft)
High 2:36 PM (1.2 ft)
Low 8:18 PM (0.5 ft)
Sun Nov 8High 2:00 AM (1.8 ft)
Low 9:30 AM (-0.2 ft)
High 3:12 PM (1.1 ft)
Low 8:42 PM (0.5 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8727277 (Tuckers Island, Homosassa River). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Homosassa: View from the "Remember When" restaurant in Homosassa Springs State Park in Homosassa, Florida.
Photo: Ebyabe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5, cropped
Satellite view of Homosassa from above Satellite view
Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Tuckers Island, Homosassa River; the fishing area extends around it.
Hourly weatherNWS
11 AM79°2 mphSMostly Sunny
12 PM80°3 mphSSWMostly Sunny
1 PM81°3 mphWSWSunny
2 PM82°5 mphWSunny
3 PM80°5 mphWSunny
4 PM79°5 mphWSunny
5 PM78°3 mphWNWSunny
6 PM76°2 mphNWMostly Clear
7 PM74°2 mphNNWPartly Cloudy
8 PM74°1 mphNPartly Cloudy
9 PM73°0 mphPartly Cloudy
10 PM73°1 mphNPartly Cloudy
11 PM72°1 mphNPartly Cloudy
12 AM71°1 mphNNEPartly Cloudy
1 AM71°0 mphPartly Cloudy
2 AM70°0 mphPartly Cloudy
3 AM70°0 mphPartly Cloudy
4 AM70°0 mphPartly Cloudy
5 AM70°0 mphPartly Cloudy
6 AM69°0 mphMostly Sunny
7 AM69°0 mphPartly Sunny
8 AM71°0 mphMostly Sunny
9 AM74°1 mphWMostly Sunny
10 AM76°1 mphWMostly Sunny

Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent
Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit
DaySunMoonSolunar periods
Today6:46 AM
5:43 PM
Rise 3:20 AM
Set 3:35 PM
Minor 2:50 AM
Major 8:28 AM
Minor 3:05 PM
Major 8:56 PM
Fri 66:46 AM
5:42 PM
Rise 4:19 AM
Set 4:05 PM
Minor 3:49 AM
Major 9:12 AM
Minor 3:35 PM
Major 9:40 PM
Sat 76:47 AM
5:41 PM
Rise 5:18 AM
Set 4:37 PM
Minor 4:48 AM
Major 10:00 AM
Minor 4:07 PM
Major 10:24 PM
Sun 86:48 AM
5:41 PM
Rise 6:17 AM
Set 5:12 PM
Minor 5:47 AM
Major 10:44 AM
Minor 4:42 PM
Mon 96:49 AM
5:40 PM
Rise 7:16 AM
Set 5:50 PM
Major 11:12 PM
Minor 6:46 AM
Major 11:32 AM
Minor 5:20 PM
Tue 106:49 AM
5:39 PM
Rise 8:14 AM
Set 6:33 PM
Major 12:00 AM
Minor 7:44 AM
Major 12:24 PM
Minor 6:03 PM
Wed 116:50 AM
5:39 PM
Rise 9:09 AM
Set 7:20 PM
Major 12:52 AM
Minor 8:39 AM
Major 1:16 PM
Minor 6:50 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Homosassa

The quiet Nature Coast from Homosassa to St. Marks: shallow grass flats, spring-fed rivers and limestone bottom. Very shallow water means tides decide where you can fish.

What's biting now (Fall): Fall is prime time: the mullet run draws snook, tarpon, redfish and bluefish along the beaches and inlets, and big schools of redfish gather on the flats.

Commonly caught in this area: Spotted seatrout, redfish, sheepshead, cobia and Spanish mackerel.

Also caught here: gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, jack crevalle, tripletail, sheepshead.

Tidal rivers and creek mouths are best when the tide is moving and draining bait out of the marsh. Fish points, bends and oyster bars on the falling tide.

Best baits here6 fish
Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)
Shrimp
Shrimp
Bobbers
Bobbers
Pinfish
Pinfish
Soft plastics
Soft plastics
Redfish (red drum)
Mullet
Mullet
Blue crab
Blue crab
Shrimp
Shrimp
Menhaden
Menhaden
Sheepshead
Fiddler crabs
Fiddler crabs
Shrimp
Shrimp
Sand fleas
Sand fleas
Jigs
Jigs
Cobia
Eels
Eels
Crab
Crab
Jigs
Jigs
Soft plastics
Soft plastics
Spanish mackerel
Small baitfish
Small baitfish
Minnows
Minnows
Spoons
Spoons
Plugs
Plugs
Gag grouper
Pinfish
Pinfish
Jigs
Jigs
Plugs
Plugs

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more