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Wilkes Barre-Bow Section Reef

24.48°N · 81.55°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
54
Tough
Tide
0.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
21 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Flat
1 ft @ 3 s E
Air temp
79°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 54 Tough. Tide 0.5ft Rising ▲. Current +1.2kn Flood. Wind 21kn ESE G24. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s E Flat. Air 78.8°.

Why this score

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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
King Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openYellowtail Snapper Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openHogfish Retention openBlack Grouper 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

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Wilkes Barre-Bow Section Reef

Wilkes Barre-Bow Section Reef is an artificial reef in the Florida Keys State Waters off Key West, where the bow section of the Wilkes Barre forms fish-holding structure in the Southwest Region. Yellowtail Snapper peak from May through July and respond to chumming and drifting with chum blocks, glass minnows, cut ballyhoo, and live pilchards. Mutton Snapper peak from March through June and Black Grouper in January and February, and bottom fishing tight to the wreck with cut ballyhoo, live pinfish, live grunts, or squid targets both, alongside resident Hogfish and Gray Snapper. In the cooler months King Mackerel peak from November through March and fall to slow trolling with live ballyhoo, live blue runners, and live goggle-eyes over the structure. Great Barracuda peak from December through February and strike tube lures, needlefish lures, and topwater plugs cast across the reef.

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