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Pontoon Bank

24.89°N · 80.84°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
59
Fair
Tide
0.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
17 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 59 Fair. Tide 0.5ft Rising ▲. Current +1.1kn Flood. Wind 17kn E G20. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 80.8°.

Why this score

Current
0.7 kn
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Permit
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Gear
State waters: hook and line only; no multiple hooks with natural bait; no snatching
Annual quota
Not published
Other
SPZ rule. Min 22" fork length. Vessel limit: no more than 2 per vessel. Special regulations apply in Biscayne National Park.
Season
Aug 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Tarpon Retention openRed Drum Retention openBonefish Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Keys State Waters: Southwest Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Permit is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Permit
~1 more week in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
3-8 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

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About Pontoon Bank

Pontoon Bank is an exposed sand flat off Islamorada in the Florida Keys, lying in 5 to 10 feet of water along the outer edge of the shallows. Bonefish peak here from March through May and again in September and October, while permit share the spring window from March to May and tarpon move through from March into June. Over the open sand bottom, anglers sight fish for bonefish with spinning tackle and live shrimp, bucktail jigs, or soft plastic shrimp, and they sight cast to permit with live crabs, crab flies, or soft plastic crabs. Tarpon fall to live bait fishing with live mullet, live pinfish, or live crabs. Great barracuda take over in winter, peaking December through February, when sight casting tube lures, topwater plugs, and jerkbaits covers the flat, and red drum round out the species list.

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