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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionMutton Snapper · Open

Middle Ground

24.57°N · 81.83°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft @ 3 s E
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 9kn SSE G12. Sea 1.5 ft @ 3 s E Easy. Air 79.9°.

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
Permit Retention openCobia Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openBonefish 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 Middle Ground

Middle Ground is an exposed sand flat off Key West, Florida, sitting in 5 to 10 feet of water within the Southwest Region of the Florida Keys state waters. Permit are the headline target here, peaking from March through May, while bonefish and cobia also work the open sand. Anglers target permit primarily with live crabs and live shrimp, and also present crab flies and soft plastic crab jigs to fish tailing or cruising across the bottom. Great barracuda peak from December through February and respond to tube lures, needlefish lures, and topwater plugs cast across the flat. Mutton snapper move through from March through June, when bottom fishing with cut ballyhoo, live pilchards, or squid along the sand produces steady action.

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