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Buchanan Bank

24.92°N · 80.77°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
60
Fair
Tide
1.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
16 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 60 Fair. Tide 1.7ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 16kn E G19. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 80.8°.

Why this score

Current
0.6 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Permit
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Gear
State waters: hook and line only; no multiple hooks with natural bait; no snatching
Annual quota
Not published
Other
SPZ rule. Min 22" fork length. Vessel limit: no more than 2 per vessel. Special regulations apply in Biscayne National Park.
Season
Aug 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Great Barracuda Retention openTarpon Retention openRed Drum Retention openBonefish Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Keys State Waters: Southwest Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Permit is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Permit
~1 more week in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
8-15 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

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About Buchanan Bank

Buchanan Bank is an exposed sand flat off Islamorada in the Florida Keys, holding 10 to 15 feet of water over open bottom in the state waters of the Southwest Region. Bonefish work the bank during their spring peak from March through May and again in September and October, while permit share the same March-to-May window and tarpon push through from March into June. The clean sand bottom suits sight fishing with spinning tackle for bonefish, using live shrimp, bucktail jigs, or soft plastic shrimp. Permit anglers sight cast live crabs, crab flies, or soft plastic crabs to cruising fish, and tarpon respond to live mullet, live pinfish, and live crabs. Red drum also hold on the flat, and great barracuda take over in the cooler months from December through February, when sight casting tube lures, topwater plugs, and jerkbaits draws strikes along the open edges.

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