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East Rockland Key

24.59°N · 81.67°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
59
Fair
Tide
0.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft @ 3 s SE
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 59 Fair. Tide 0.5ft Falling ▼. Current -1.1kn Ebb. Wind 17kn E G21. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s SE Easy. Air 80.2°.

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. 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
8-25 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About East Rockland Key

East Rockland Key sits on the outer, exposed edge of the Southwest Florida Keys near Key West, where a rocky drop-off falls through 10 to 25 feet of water. Yellowtail Snapper peak here from May through July, Mutton Snapper from March through June, and Black Grouper and Great Barracuda in the cooler months of December through February. Gray Snapper, Hogfish, and King Mackerel round out the species list along the rock edge. Anglers target yellowtail by chumming and drifting with chum blocks, glass minnows, and cut ballyhoo, while mutton snapper and black grouper respond to bottom fishing with live pilchards, live pinfish, and cut bait worked tight to the drop-off. Barracuda hold over the shallower rock, where casting tube lures and topwater plugs draws strikes through the winter peak.

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