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BoatFlorida Atlantic State Waters: Southeast RegionKing Mackerel · Open

New River Sound

26.11°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
Wahoo Retention openBlack Grouper Retention openGreater Amberjack Retention openDorado 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

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Inner Protected

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About New River Sound

New River Sound is a protected sand-bottom corridor that winds through Fort Lauderdale toward Florida's southeast Atlantic coast, sheltered from open-ocean exposure. Common Snook peak from May through July, and live bait drifting with live shrimp, live pilchards, live mullet, or live pinfish works the sandy channel edges where they hold. Gray Snapper peak in June and July, Mutton Snapper from March through June, and Yellowtail Snapper from April through July, with bottom fishing over the sand using live shrimp, cut bait, or squid accounting for the snapper bite. King Mackerel move through from January to March, when slow trolling live goggle eyes, live threadfin herring, or live blue runners targets them along the corridor. Crevalle Jack round out the mix, crashing bait throughout the protected water.

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