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Jewfish Bush Banks

24.84°N · 80.79°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
62
Fair
Tide
1.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
16 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
75% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 62 Fair. Tide 1.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Flood. Wind 16kn ENE G18. Sea 1.5 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 openPermit Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openBonefish 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
Outer Exposed

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About Jewfish Bush Banks

Jewfish Bush Banks is an exposed sand flat off Islamorada in the Florida Keys, where clear water runs 5 to 10 feet deep over open bottom on the outer edge of the backcountry. Permit and bonefish anchor the spring fishery, with both peaking from March through May and bonefish returning strong again in September and October. Sight casting with live crabs, crab flies, or bucktail jigs works well for cruising permit, while bonefish respond to live shrimp or soft plastic shrimp presented on spinning tackle as they tail across the sand. Great barracuda take over the flat from December through February and strike tube lures and topwater plugs cast to fish holding in the shallows. Mutton snapper peak from March through June and fall to bottom fishing with live ballyhoo, cut ballyhoo, or squid along the deeper margins, and cobia also move through the area.

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