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Joe's Tug Reef

24.46°N · 81.74°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
78
Good
Tide
1.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
SSE · gusty
Sea state
Flat
1.5 ft @ 3 s E
Air temp
78°
Warm
Weather
Rain
0.7 mm/h
Hour 1 PM. Score 78 Good. Tide 1.2ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 5kn SSE G15. Sea 1.5 ft @ 3 s E Flat. Air 77.5°.

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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SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Joe's Tug Reef

Joe's Tug Reef is an artificial reef off Key West in the Florida Keys State Waters: Southwest Region, where a sunken tug provides vertical structure for reef fish and passing pelagics. Yellowtail Snapper peak from May through July, Mutton Snapper from March through June, and Black Grouper in January and February, while Hogfish and Gray Snapper round out the bottom species around the wreck. Anglers bring Yellowtail Snapper up off the structure by chumming and drifting with chum blocks and glass minnows, and they work cut ballyhoo or live pilchards on the bottom for Mutton Snapper. In the cooler months, King Mackerel peak from November through March and respond to slow trolling with live ballyhoo or live blue runners along the reef's edges. Great Barracuda peak from December through February and strike tube lures and topwater plugs cast over the wreck.

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