Tidal water has no streamflow gauge. Tide predictions, water level and water temperature from the nearest NOAA stations are in the readings below.
Florida Bay is a saltwater flats in Florida, listed as Agency-named saltwater fishing water by National Park Service - Everglades National Park.
National Park Service (Everglades National Park) lists 4 species, including spotted seatrout, bluefish and crevalle jack. 36 guides and 13 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Florida Keys.
Sand flats in Florida Bay off the Flamingo visitor center, Everglades National Park. Photo: NPS / Everglades National Park, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Florida Bay is a saltwater flats in Florida. Our destination hub Florida Keys is 14 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Florida Bay: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Florida Bay, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Florida Bay in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Saltwater flatsA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterFly fishing on a flat in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Joe BayThe May River looking east from the Calhoun Street dock, Bluffton, South Carolina. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Joe Bay.
Florida · about 24 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Coupon BightThe Ashley River at sunset from Brittlebank Park, Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Coupon Bight.
Florida · about 40 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Ten Thousand IslandsSabine Lake at Pleasure Island, Port Arthur, Texas. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ten Thousand Islands.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout, saltwater.
On the Fishing in the Everglades (saltwater fishing in Florida Bay and the Ten Thousand Islands) list (National Park Service - Everglades National Park, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
28 guides name it on their website
Islamorada, FL · 11 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Florida Bay & Everglades
Names this water
Islamorada, FL · 13 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Florida Keys & Florida Bay
Names this water
Islamorada, FL · 13 mi
Beginners & lessons · San Juan & Florida Keys
Names this water
Islamorada, FL · 13 mi
Florida Keys & Florida Bay
Names this water
Islamorada, FL · 13 mi
Beginners & lessons · Florida Keys & Florida Bay
Names this water
Islamorada, FL · 13 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Florida Keys & Everglades
Names this water
Islamorada, FL · 14 mi
Beginners & lessons · Florida Keys & Florida Bay
Names this water
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Keys run 110 miles from Key Largo to Key West along US 1, with Florida Bay and the Everglades backcountry on the Gulf side and the oceanside flats and reef on the Atlantic side; Islamorada and Marathon sit in the middle.
Destination hub · 14 mi away in a straight line
A saltwater flats fly-fishing checklist: a 9 ft 8 weight rod, sealed-drag reel, tropical line, fluorocarbon leaders and shrimp/crab flies, plus sun protection and flats booties, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′ rod, 8 weight, sealed-drag reel, tropical floating line · Bonefish, redfish, permit and other flats species
Open the checklistSight casting, the strip set and sun on the water.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Florida Bay.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown; tides from NOAA CO-OPS. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Florida Bay” (bay) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Tide predictions predictions for NOAA station Lignumvitae Key, west side, Florida Bay (8723825), 10 miles from this water in a straight line. Times are local time at the station; heights in feet above mean lower low water.
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Fri, Nov 6
Sat, Nov 7
Predictions are astronomical tide tables; wind and pressure move real water levels. Station predictions page
Observed Nov 5, 6:00 PM EST at Vaca Key, Florida Bay (25.5 mi)
Checked Nov 5, 6:09 PM EST; observations refresh at most every 15 minutes and predictions daily. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Saltwater flatsA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterFly fishing on a flat in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Joe BayThe May River looking east from the Calhoun Street dock, Bluffton, South Carolina. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Joe Bay.
Florida · about 24 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Coupon BightThe Ashley River at sunset from Brittlebank Park, Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Coupon Bight.
Florida · about 40 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Ten Thousand IslandsSabine Lake at Pleasure Island, Port Arthur, Texas. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ten Thousand Islands.
Conch Key, Florida
Fishing lodge · 14 mi
