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Starfish Reef

30.14°N · 86.63°W

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Best score for the day · 3 PM
72/100
FAIR

Now 57 · 10 AM CDT

BEST WINDOW
1 PM-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
57
Fair
Tide
0.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
18 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.5 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
73°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
81% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 57 Fair. Tide 0.9ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 18kn E G22. Sea 2.5 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 73.2°.

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
Gag Grouper ClosedKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Red Grouper Retention openGray Snapper 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 Starfish Reef

Starfish Reef is an artificial reef in the federal Gulf waters off Destin, Florida, where placed structure on open bottom draws a mix of reef fish and pelagics. Red Snapper peak from April through July and Gray Snapper from May through August, and both respond to bottom fishing with live pinfish, cigar minnows, squid, or cut bait dropped tight to the structure. Greater Amberjack stack over the reef in April and May, taking live hardtail (blue runner) and live pinfish fished near the bottom, with vertical jigging using butterfly jigs and knife jigs as a productive alternative. King Mackerel patrol the water column above the reef from April through October and fall to slow trolling with live cigar minnows, live menhaden, or live blue runners. Gag Grouper peak from October through December and hold close to the structure for bottom fishing with live pinfish, live grunts, or live cigar minnows, while Red Grouper round out the reef's bottom species.

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