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East Turtle Shoal

24.72°N · 80.93°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
70
Fair
Tide
1.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
13 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 70 Fair. Tide 1.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Slack. Wind 13kn E G17. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 80.8°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
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
3-8 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Mid

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About East Turtle Shoal

East Turtle Shoal is a sand-bottom flat near Islamorada, Florida, with mid exposure and water running 5 to 10 feet deep. Permit peak from March through May, while bonefish show strongest in March through May and again in September and October. Mutton snapper push onto the shoal from March through June, great barracuda peak from December through February, and cobia round out the species list. The shallow sand bottom suits sight casting for permit with live crabs, crab flies, or bucktail jigs, and bonefish fall to sight fishing with spinning tackle using live shrimp or soft plastic shrimp. In winter, anglers sight cast tube lures, topwater plugs, and jerkbaits to barracuda cruising the flat, and they switch to bottom fishing with live ballyhoo, cut ballyhoo, or squid when mutton snapper move in.

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