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Lavina Bank

24.59°N · 81.98°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
55
Fair
Tide
0.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
18 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Rain
0.4 mm/h
Hour 1 PM. Score 55 Fair. Tide 0.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 18kn ESE G19. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 79.5°.

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
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
15-35 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Lavina Bank

Lavina Bank is an outer, exposed sand flat west of Key West in the Southwest Region of Florida Keys state waters, with depths running 15 to 35 feet. Permit are the headline species, peaking from March through May, and anglers target them most with live crabs and live shrimp, with crab flies and soft plastic crab jigs as alternatives over the open sand. Mutton Snapper peak from March through June and respond to bottom fishing with cut ballyhoo, squid, cut bonito, or live pilchards, while flatlined live pinfish or cut ballyhoo also draw strikes. Great Barracuda reach their peak from December through February and hit tube lures, needlefish lures, and topwater plugs cast across the bank. Bonefish and Cobia round out the species list on this stretch of exposed sand bottom.

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