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Cannon Patch

25.11°N · 80.34°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
62
Fair
Tide
0.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
16 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Clear
4% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 62 Fair. Tide 0.6ft Rising ▲. Current +1.6kn Flood. Wind 16kn E G19. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 80.8°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Mutton Snapper
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 18"
Gear
Reef fish gear requirements apply
Annual quota
Not published
Other
18" TL min. Within the 10 snapper aggregate. Special regulations in Biscayne National Park.
Other species here
Cobia Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openBonefish Retention openPermit Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Keys State Waters: Southwest Region · synced today

Seasonality

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When Mutton Snapper is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
4-8 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

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About Cannon Patch

Cannon Patch is an exposed sand flat off Islamorada in the Florida Keys, holding 5 to 10 feet of water within the state waters of the Southwest Region. Permit peak here from March through May and Mutton Snapper from March through June, while Bonefish run strongest from March through May and again in September and October. Great Barracuda dominate the flat in winter, peaking from December through February, and Cobia also figure among the spot's targets. Over the open sand, anglers sight cast to Permit with live crabs, crab flies, or bucktail jigs, and sight fish Bonefish on spinning tackle with live shrimp or soft plastic shrimp. Barracuda take tube lures and topwater plugs, and Mutton Snapper respond to bottom fishing with live ballyhoo, cut ballyhoo, or squid.

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