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Bud Bar Reef

26.48°N · 80.04°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
53
Tough
Tide
2.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
14 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
4 ft @ 6 s NE
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
28% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 53 Tough. Tide 2.5ft Rising ▲. Current +1.0kn Flood. Wind 14kn ENE G19. Sea 4 ft @ 6 s NE Choppy. Air 82.6°.

Why this score

Light
Low sun
Fair
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
Common Snook Retention openYellowtail Snapper Retention openCrevalle Jack Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Mutton Snapper Retention openGray Snapper Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Atlantic State Waters: Southeast Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When King Mackerel is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for King Mackerel
~1 more week in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Bud Bar Reef

Bud Bar Reef is an artificial reef off the Fort Lauderdale coast in Florida's Southeast Atlantic state waters, where placed structure draws both reef-dwelling and roaming predatory fish. King Mackerel lead the calendar with a peak from January through March, followed by Mutton Snapper from March through June and Yellowtail Snapper from April through July. Common Snook peak from May through July and Gray Snapper in June and July, while Crevalle Jack also patrol the reef. Bottom fishing with live pilchards, cut bait, or squid takes Mutton and Gray Snapper tight to the structure, and chumming and drift fishing with glass minnows or cut ballyhoo pulls Yellowtail Snapper up off the reef. For King Mackerel, slow trolling live goggle eyes, threadfin herring, or blue runners along the reef edges covers the water where the fish hunt.

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