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Mooney Point

26.12°N · 80.11°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
53
Tough
Tide
2.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
14 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
3 ft @ 6 s NE
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
49% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 53 Tough. Tide 2.8ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 14kn E G19. Sea 3 ft @ 6 s NE Easy. Air 82.8°.

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
Dorado Retention openBlack Grouper Retention openGreater Amberjack Retention openMutton Snapper Retention openWahoo 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Mooney Point

Mooney Point is an outer, exposed rocky drop-off off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the bottom falls away through 260 to 660 feet in the Southeast Region of Florida's Atlantic state waters. The rock ledges hold Mutton Snapper peaking March through June, Yellowtail Snapper from April through July, and Gray Snapper in June and July, while Common Snook peak from May through July and Crevalle Jack round out the mix. Along the edge, anglers bottom fish live pilchards, cut bait, and squid for mutton and gray snapper, and chumming and drift fishing with glass minnows and cut ballyhoo pulls yellowtail up off the rock. King Mackerel move over the drop-off from January through March, when slow trolling live goggle eyes, threadfin herring, and blue runners covers the deeper water above the structure. When a drift sweeps the bait across the full depth range of the ledge, jigging bucktail jigs and soft plastic jigs near the bottom also reaches the snapper.

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