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Okaloosa County Lap Reef

30.14°N · 86.81°W

Species

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Best score for the day · 3 PM
65/100
FAIR

Now 58 · 10 AM CDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · Red Snapper openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 16" · Reef fish gear requirements apply

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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
58
Fair
Tide
0.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
18 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
54% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 58 Fair. Tide 0.8ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 18kn E G21. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 73.6°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Red Snapper
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 16"
Gear
Reef fish gear requirements apply
Annual quota
Not published
Other
2026 Fri., Sat., Sun. 16 in TL. Within 10 snapper aggregate; charter captain and crew zero.
Season
Oct 30 to Nov 1
Other species here
Gray Snapper Retention openGag Grouper ClosedKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Red Grouper Retention openGreater Amberjack Closed
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Source: FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · synced today

Seasonality

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When Red Snapper is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Okaloosa County Lap Reef

Okaloosa County Lap Reef is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters off Destin, Florida, where placed structure on the open bottom holds both reef fish and pelagic species. Red Snapper peak from April through July and Greater Amberjack from April through May, while Gray Snapper peak from May through August and Gag Grouper from October through December, with Red Grouper also working the structure. Bottom fishing with cigar minnows, squid, or live pinfish is the dominant approach for Red Snapper on the reef, and live bait bottom fishing with live hardtail (blue runner) or live cigar minnows targets the Amberjack holding over the structure. King Mackerel move through from April through October, and anglers slow troll live cigar minnows or live menhaden around the reef's edges to intercept them. In the fall, Gag Grouper respond to live pinfish and live grunts fished tight to the bottom, with butterfly jigs and bucktail jigs offering a jigging alternative over the same structure.

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