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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionPermit · Open

Sawyer Key

24.76°N · 81.56°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
64
Fair
Tide
0.3 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
15 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 64 Fair. Tide 0.3ft Falling ▼. Current -0.3kn Ebb. Wind 15kn E G20. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 80.2°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Permit
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Gear
State waters: hook and line only; no multiple hook with natural bait; no snatching
Annual quota
Not published
Other
SPZ rule: 22" fork length minimum, 1 per harvester. Vessel limit: no more than 2 per vessel. Open Jan 1-Mar 31 and Aug 1-Dec 31.
Season
Aug 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Tarpon Retention openRed Drum 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 Permit is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
3-12 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Inner Protected

About Sawyer Key

Sawyer Key is a protected sand flat in the Florida Keys State Waters west of Key West, where 5 to 10 feet of water spreads over open sand bottom sheltered from the outside swell. Tarpon move across the flat from March through June, and live bait drifting with live crabs, live mullet, live pinfish, or live shrimp is the dominant approach, with fly anglers working tarpon flies, toad flies, and worm flies along the same sand. Mutton snapper share that March-to-June peak and respond to bottom fishing with cut ballyhoo, live pilchards, squid, or cut bonito. Great barracuda take over the winter window from December through February, and casting tube lures, topwater plugs, needlefish lures, or bucktail jigs across the open sand draws strikes. Gray snapper and common snook round out the species mix on this inner flat.

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