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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionMutton Snapper · Open

Whitehead Spit

24.54°N · 81.80°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
76
Good
Tide
0.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft @ 3 s E
Air temp
82°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
83% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 76 Good. Tide 0.2ft Rising ▲. Current +0.1kn Slack. Wind 11kn E G16. Sea 1.5 ft @ 3 s E Easy. Air 82.4°.

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
Dorado Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openWahoo Retention openBlack Grouper Retention openGreater Amberjack 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
260-660 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Whitehead Spit

Whitehead Spit is an outer, exposed drop-off off Key West, Florida, where mixed bottom falls away through depths of 260 to 660 feet in the Southwest Region of the Florida Keys state waters. Yellowtail Snapper peak from May through July and Mutton Snapper from March through June, while the winter months belong to Black Grouper, peaking January through February, and Great Barracuda, peaking December through February. Gray Snapper, Hogfish, and King Mackerel round out the species mix along the edge. Chumming and drifting with chum blocks, glass minnows, and cut ballyhoo pulls yellowtail up off the drop, and bottom fishing with live pilchards, squid, or cut bonito works the mixed bottom for mutton snapper. Black Grouper take live pinfish and live grunts fished on the bottom, and barracuda hit tube lures and needlefish lures cast along the edge.

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