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Sound Point

25.16°N · 80.35°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
71
Fair
Tide
2.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
13 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
31% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 71 Fair. Tide 2.7ft Falling ▼. Current -0.2kn Slack. Wind 13kn E G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 82.9°.

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
King Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openYellowtail Snapper Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openHogfish Retention openBlack Grouper 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
15-60 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Sound Point

Sound Point is an outer, exposed drop-off off Islamorada in the Florida Keys, where mixed bottom falls from 15 to 60 feet. Yellowtail Snapper peak here from May through July, Mutton Snapper from March through June, and Black Grouper and Great Barracuda take over the cooler months from November through February. Gray Snapper, Hogfish, and King Mackerel round out the species mix along the edge. Yellowtail respond to chumming and flatline fishing with cut ballyhoo, silversides, or live pilchards drifted back toward the drop. Mutton Snapper and Black Grouper hold tight to the deeper mixed bottom, where bottom fishing with live pinfish, live grunts, or live ballyhoo works the structure along the slope.

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