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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionPermit · Open

Bethel Bank

24.73°N · 81.14°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
62
Fair
Tide
0.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
12 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 62 Fair. Tide 0.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.2kn Slack. Wind 12kn ENE G14. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 79.9°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
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 hooks with natural bait; no snatching
Annual quota
Not published
Other
SPZ rule. Min 22" fork length. Vessel limit: no more than 2 per vessel. Special regulations apply in Biscayne National Park.
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
4-12 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Bethel Bank

Bethel Bank is an exposed sand flat on the outer edge of the Florida Keys near Marathon, with water running 5 to 10 feet deep across open, clean bottom. Bonefish move across the sand in peak numbers in April–May and again in September–October, while permit and tarpon both peak from March through June. Sight casting is the dominant approach for bonefish and permit here, with shrimp-pattern flies, crab-pattern flies, and small bucktail jigs for bonefish and live crabs, crab flies, and bucktail jigs for permit. Tarpon respond to live bait drifting with live mullet, live pinfish, live crabs, and live shrimp along the deeper edges of the flat. From November through February, great barracuda take over as the main target, and anglers cast tube lures, topwater plugs, swimming plugs, and spoons across the open sand.

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