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BoatFlorida Atlantic State Waters: Southeast RegionKing Mackerel · Open

Bella Vista Bay

25.93°N · 80.13°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
50
Tough
Tide
3.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
14 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
2 ft @ 6 s NE
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Rain
0.4 mm/h
Hour 2 PM. Score 50 Tough. Tide 3.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.5kn Ebb. Wind 14kn E G20. Sea 2 ft @ 6 s NE Flat. Air 83.3°.

Why this score

Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

King Mackerel
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 24"
Gear
Legal gear: hook and line and spearing only
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum size 24 inches fork length. Daily bag limit 2 per harvester. Open year-round.
Other species here
Yellowtail Snapper Retention openCrevalle Jack Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Mutton Snapper Retention openCommon Snook Retention openGray Snapper Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Atlantic State Waters: Southeast Region · synced today

Seasonality

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When King Mackerel is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for King Mackerel
~1 more week in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
5-25 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

About Bella Vista Bay

Bella Vista Bay is an inner, protected bay in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a mixed bottom and depths running from 5 to 25 feet. Common Snook peak from May through July and respond best to live bait drifting with live shrimp, live pilchards, live mullet, or live pinfish, while casting swimbaits, topwater plugs, and jerkbaits works as a supporting approach. Gray Snapper peak in June and July and Mutton Snapper from March through June, and anglers target both with bottom fishing over the mixed bottom using live shrimp, live pilchards, cut bait, or squid. Yellowtail Snapper peak from April through July and come to chumming and drift fishing with glass minnows, cut ballyhoo, or squid strips. King Mackerel peak from January through March and draw slow trolling with live pilchards or live blue runners, and Crevalle Jack round out the bay's species mix.

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