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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionMutton Snapper · Open

Kingfish Shoals

24.55°N · 81.85°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
65
Fair
Tide
0.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
15 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft @ 3 s E
Air temp
79°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
93% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 65 Fair. Tide 0.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 15kn SE G16. Sea 1.5 ft @ 3 s E Easy. Air 79.2°.

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
Cobia Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openBonefish Retention openPermit 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
3-8 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Kingfish Shoals

Kingfish Shoals is an exposed sand flat on the outer edge of the Key West shoreline, holding 5 to 10 feet of water within the Florida Keys State Waters Southwest Region. Permit headline the spot with a peak from March through May, while Mutton Snapper peak from March through June and Great Barracuda move onto the flat in numbers from December through February. Bonefish and Cobia also cruise the sand, rounding out a mixed lineup of flats and open-water species. Live crabs and live shrimp are the dominant approach for Permit, with crab flies and soft plastic crab jigs covering fish tailing across the clean bottom. Barracuda respond to tube lures, needlefish lures, and topwater plugs cast across the shallows, and Mutton Snapper come to cut ballyhoo and live pilchards fished on the bottom.

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