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Key West Gulfside Reef

24.69°N · 81.88°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
71
Fair
Tide
0.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
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Flood
Wind
13 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 71 Fair. Tide 0.9ft Rising ▲. Current +1.1kn Flood. Wind 13kn SE G14. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 80.2°.

Why this score

Current
0.4 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
Tarpon Retention openCommon Snook Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openGray Snapper 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

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Key West Gulfside Reef

Key West Gulfside Reef is an artificial reef off the Gulf side of Key West, Florida, within the Florida Keys State Waters Southwest Region. The structure holds Tarpon, Common Snook, Mutton Snapper, Great Barracuda, and Gray Snapper. Tarpon and Mutton Snapper peak from March through June, and Great Barracuda peak from December through February. Tarpon respond to live bait drifting with live crabs, live mullet, live pinfish, or live shrimp worked along the reef. Mutton Snapper come to bottom fishing with cut ballyhoo, live pilchards, squid, or cut bonito, while Great Barracuda chase tube lures, topwater plugs, and needlefish lures cast over the structure.

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