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BoatFlorida Atlantic State Waters: Southeast RegionKing Mackerel · Open

Mako Reef

26.18°N · 80.05°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
42
Tough
Tide
3.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
18 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
4 ft @ 6 s NE
Air temp
82°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
42% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 42 Tough. Tide 3.1ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 18kn E G20. Sea 4 ft @ 6 s NE Easy. Air 81.9°.

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
Common Snook Retention openYellowtail Snapper Retention openCrevalle Jack Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Gray Snapper Retention openMutton 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

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Mako Reef

Mako Reef is an artificial reef off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, within the Southeast Region of Florida's Atlantic state waters. The structure holds a mix of reef and pelagic species through the year, with Common Snook peaking May through July, Yellowtail Snapper April through July, Mutton Snapper March through June, Gray Snapper June through July, and King Mackerel January through March, while Crevalle Jack also patrol the reef. Yellowtail Snapper respond to chumming and drift fishing with glass minnows, cut ballyhoo, live shrimp, or squid strips worked back toward the structure. Mutton and Gray Snapper hold tight to the reef and take bottom fishing presentations of live pilchards, cut bait, squid, or, for muttons, live ballyhoo. In the winter window, anglers target King Mackerel around the reef by slow trolling live goggle eyes, threadfin herring, pilchards, or blue runners.

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