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Eagle Reef

24.87°N · 80.57°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
63
Fair
Tide
1.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
16 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 63 Fair. Tide 1.7ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 16kn E G18. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 81.0°.

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; 5 per person within the 10 snapper aggregate. Special regulations apply in Biscayne National Park.
Other species here
Greater Amberjack Retention openWahoo Retention openDorado Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openBlack Grouper Retention open
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Source: FWC · Federal Atlantic Waters off the Florida Keys · synced today

Seasonality

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When Mutton Snapper is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Eagle Reef

Eagle Reef is an artificial reef in federal Atlantic waters off Islamorada, Florida, where placed structure on the Keys seafloor holds both bottom species and passing pelagics. Dorado peak from March through July, when trolling rigged ballyhoo, skirted ballyhoo, or trolling lures around the reef's edges is the dominant approach, and live bait drifting with live pilchards or live goggle eyes adds a second option. Mutton Snapper peak from March through June and respond to bottom fishing with live ballyhoo, cut ballyhoo, live pilchards, or squid dropped tight to the structure, with bucktail jigs and knocker-rigged jigs working as a jigging alternative. Black Grouper take over from November through February, and anglers target them by bottom fishing live pinfish, live grunts, or cut bait, or by slow trolling deep-diving plugs and live ballyhoo across the reef. King Mackerel, Wahoo, and Greater Amberjack also patrol the structure, rounding out a year-round mix of reef and open-water species.

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