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Plantation Key

24.98°N · 80.55°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
70
Fair
Tide
2.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
13 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
84°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
29% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 70 Fair. Tide 2.8ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 13kn E G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 83.8°.

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
Permit Retention openCobia 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
3-12 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Inner Protected

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About Plantation Key

Plantation Key is a protected sand flat off Islamorada in the Florida Keys, where water depths run 5 to 10 feet over open sand bottom sheltered from the open ocean. Mutton Snapper peak here from March through June, while Yellowtail Snapper reach their peak from May through July, and Gray Snapper and Hogfish round out the bottom species. Bottom fishing with live pilchards, cut ballyhoo, or squid targets mutton snapper, and chumming and flatline fishing with silversides or glass minnows draws yellowtail up from the sand. In the cooler months, Black Grouper peak from November through February and Great Barracuda from December through February, with King Mackerel also in the mix. The shallow, clear water over sand suits sight casting to barracuda with tube lures, topwater plugs, or live pilchards.

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