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Long Key Viaduct Reef

24.76°N · 80.82°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
68
Fair
Tide
1.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
14 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
70% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 68 Fair. Tide 1.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Slack. Wind 14kn E G16. 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; 5 per person within the 10 snapper aggregate. Special regulations apply in Biscayne National Park.
Other species here
Wahoo Retention openDorado Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openBlack Grouper Retention openGreater Amberjack 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 Long Key Viaduct Reef

Long Key Viaduct Reef is an artificial reef in the Federal Atlantic Waters off the Florida Keys, fished out of Islamorada. Its structure holds bottom species through the year, with Mutton Snapper peaking from March through June and Black Grouper peaking from November through February. Anglers target both with bottom fishing, using live ballyhoo, cut ballyhoo, and live pilchards for snapper and live pinfish and live grunts for grouper, while jigging bucktail jigs works the reef for either species. In open water around the reef, Dorado peak from March through July and respond to trolled rigged ballyhoo, skirted ballyhoo, and trolling lures. King Mackerel, Wahoo, and Greater Amberjack round out the species mix and add variety to a day split between the bottom and the water column.

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