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East Maryland Shoal Hump

24.51°N · 81.56°W

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
62
Fair
Tide
0.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
16 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
68% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 62 Fair. Tide 0.7ft Rising ▲. Current +1.0kn Flood. Wind 16kn E G19. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 81.0°.

Why this score

Current
0.2 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. 5 per person within the 10 snapper aggregate. Special regulations apply in Biscayne National Park.
Other species here
Yellowtail Snapper Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openHogfish Retention openGray Snapper 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
15-35 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About East Maryland Shoal Hump

East Maryland Shoal Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising from the outer, exposed waters southwest of Key West, with depths ranging from 15 to 35 feet over hard bottom. Yellowtail Snapper peak here from May through July, and chumming and drifting with chum blocks, glass minnows, and live pilchards draws them up off the rock. Mutton Snapper peak from March through June and respond to bottom fishing with cut ballyhoo, squid, or cut bonito, while Gray Snapper, Hogfish, and King Mackerel round out the resident mix. Winter brings Black Grouper to the structure in January and February, when bottom fishing with live pinfish or live grunts tight to the pinnacle produces the strongest results. Great Barracuda peak from December through February and strike tube lures, topwater plugs, and needlefish lures cast across the shallower top of the hump.

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