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Maryland Shoal

24.51°N · 81.57°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
60
Fair
Tide
0.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Flat
1 ft @ 3 s E
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 60 Fair. Tide 0.5ft Falling ▼. Current -1.1kn Ebb. Wind 17kn ESE G20. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s E Flat. Air 80.6°.

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

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About Maryland Shoal

Maryland Shoal is an exposed sand flat on the outer edge of the Florida Keys' southwest state waters near Key West, with depths running 5 to 10 feet. Permit are the headline target, peaking from March through May, when anglers work the clean sand bottom with live crabs and live shrimp or present crab flies to tailing fish. Mutton Snapper peak from March through June and respond to bottom fishing with cut ballyhoo, live pilchards, squid, or cut bonito, while bucktail jigs and soft plastic crab jigs also produce for permit cruising the shallows. Great Barracuda move onto the shoal from December through February and strike tube lures, needlefish lures, and topwater plugs cast across the open flat. Bonefish and Cobia also patrol the shoal, rounding out a varied shallow-water fishery on this outer sand bottom.

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