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Riding Key

24.76°N · 81.55°W

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
72
Fair
Tide
1.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
12 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
29% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 72 Fair. Tide 1.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 12kn E G15. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 80.4°.

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
Tarpon Retention openCommon Snook Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openGray Snapper 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
10-23 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Riding Key

Riding Key is an outer-exposed drop-off west of Key West in the Florida Keys State Waters Southwest Region, where mixed bottom falls from 10 to 25 feet. Tarpon and mutton snapper peak here from March through June, while great barracuda take over as the main draw from December through February. Gray snapper and common snook round out the species mix along the edge. Live bait drifting with live crabs, live mullet, or live pinfish is the dominant approach for tarpon. Mutton snapper respond to bottom fishing with cut ballyhoo, squid, or live pilchards worked along the drop. Barracuda hit tube lures and topwater plugs cast over the shallower shelf.

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