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Ratican Reef

26.95°N · 79.99°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
40
Tough
Tide
3.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Rough
4 ft @ 7 s NE
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
61% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 40 Tough. Tide 3.7ft Falling ▼. Current -0.6kn Ebb. Wind 17kn E G20. Sea 4 ft @ 7 s NE Rough. Air 80.8°.

Why this score

Temp break
3 km to break
Prime
Light
Golden hour
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Dorado
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 20"
Gear
Legal gear: hook and line, spearing
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum 20 inches fork length. Private recreational: 5 per person or 30 per vessel, whichever is less. For-hire: 5 per person; vessel limit is number of customers fishing x bag limit. Captain and crew prohibited from retaining a bag limit. Page heading is 'Atlantic State Waters' with no separate federal values.
Other species here
Wahoo Retention openBlack Grouper Retention openMutton Snapper Retention openKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Greater Amberjack Retention open
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Source: FWC · Federal Atlantic Waters off Southeast Florida · synced today

Seasonality

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When Dorado is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Ratican Reef

Ratican Reef is an artificial reef in the federal Atlantic waters off Jupiter, Florida, where the structure holds bottom species and draws pelagics passing along the Southeast Florida coast. Black Grouper and Greater Amberjack hold tight to the reef, while Mutton Snapper peak from April through June and respond to bottom fishing with live pilchards, cut ballyhoo, or squid dropped close to the structure. King Mackerel move through in March–April and again in October–November, and slow trolling live goggle eyes or blue runners along the reef's edges is the dominant approach. Dorado peak from March through June and fall to trolled rigged ballyhoo and feathers in the open water around the site. Wahoo arrive in April and again from September through December, when high-speed trolling with bullet-head lures and diving plugs covers ground over and around the reef.

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