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Pelican Key

24.58°N · 81.63°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
63
Fair
Tide
0.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
15 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
1 ft @ 3 s E
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 63 Fair. Tide 0.5ft Falling ▼. Current -1.1kn Ebb. Wind 15kn E G19. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s E Flat. Air 80.2°.

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

52-week view · today highlighted

When Mutton Snapper is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
3-12 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Inner Protected

About Pelican Key

Pelican Key is a protected sand flat near Key West, Florida, lying within the Florida Keys State Waters Southwest Region in 5 to 10 feet of water. Yellowtail Snapper peak from May through July and Mutton Snapper from March through June, while Black Grouper and Great Barracuda take over in the cooler months, with grouper peaking in January and February and barracuda from December through February. Gray Snapper, Hogfish, and King Mackerel round out the species list on this inner, sheltered flat. Anglers target yellowtail by chumming and drifting with chum blocks and glass minnows, and they work mutton snapper with bottom fishing using cut ballyhoo, live pilchards, or squid on the sand. In winter, barracuda cruise the shallow flat and respond to casting tube lures, topwater plugs, and needlefish lures.

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