Tidal water has no streamflow gauge. Tide predictions, water level and water temperature from the nearest NOAA stations are in the readings below.
Fort Island Gulf Beach is a surf and shore in Florida, listed as Agency-named saltwater fishing water by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission lists 6 species, including bluefish, cobia and red drum. 8 guides and 6 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Homosassa & the Nature Coast.
Fort Island Gulf Beach is a surf and shore in Florida. Our destination hub Homosassa & the Nature Coast is 10 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 Fort Island Gulf Beach: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Fort Island Gulf Beach, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Fort Island Gulf Beach 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.
Map of the restroom near Fort Island Gulf Beach
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Fort Island Gulf Beach, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
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.
Featured sport-fishing waterLake Rousseau, Florida, March 2007. Photo: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Florida · about 11 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterOrange Lake, Alachua County, Florida. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Florida · about 49 mi
Saltwater flatsRepresentative photo · not Salt RiverA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Salt River.
Florida · about 3 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Cedar KeysBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cedar Keys.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake Panasoffkee
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Withlacoochee RiverThe head of the Wacissa River at Wacissa River Park, Jefferson County, Florida. Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Withlacoochee River.
Florida · about 40 mi
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 Where to Saltwater Fish (FWC popular saltwater fishing locations by county) list (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 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.
Crystal River, FL · 6 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Multi-day trips
Nearby
Crystal River, FL · 6 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Salt River
Nearby
Crystal River, FL · 6 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters
Nearby
Cedar Key, FL · 26 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons
Nearby
Crystal River, FL · 6 mi
Fishing shop · Raft & boat rentals
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Red drum or redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus), 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
Species guide
Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA). Photo: Bob Care - Florida Keys NMS, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Homosassa sits on the Homosassa River in Citrus County on Florida's Nature Coast; the river runs west through salt marsh to the Gulf, Crystal River is to the north, and Cedar Key lies up the coast beyond the Withlacoochee.
Destination hub · 10 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.
Not sponsored All videos on saltwater flats
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Fort Island Gulf Beach.
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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 “Fort Island Beach” (beach) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Tide predictions predictions for NOAA station Shell Island, north end (8727359), 1.1 miles from this water in a straight line. Times are local time at the station; heights in feet above mean lower low water.
Thu, Nov 5
Fri, Nov 6
Sat, Nov 7
Predictions are astronomical tide tables; wind and pressure move real water levels. Station predictions page
Observed Nov 5, 6:12 PM EST at Cedar Key (25.9 mi)
Checked Nov 5, 6:22 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.
Featured sport-fishing waterLake Rousseau, Florida, March 2007. Photo: Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Florida · about 11 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterOrange Lake, Alachua County, Florida. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Florida · about 49 mi
Saltwater flatsRepresentative photo · not Salt RiverA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Salt River.
Florida · about 3 mi
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Cedar KeysBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cedar Keys.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Lake PanasoffkeeFeatured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Withlacoochee RiverThe head of the Wacissa River at Wacissa River Park, Jefferson County, Florida. Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Withlacoochee River.
Crystal River, Florida
Fishing lodge · 5.9 mi
Homosassa, Florida
River cabins · 9.7 mi
