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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionPermit · Open

Friend Key Bank

24.71°N · 81.28°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
64
Fair
Tide
0.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
12 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 64 Fair. Tide 0.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 12kn ENE G14. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 80.6°.

Why this score

Current
0.2 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
3-8 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Friend Key Bank

Friend Key Bank is an exposed sand flat off Marathon in the Florida Keys' southwest state waters, with depths running 5 to 10 feet across open bottom. Bonefish peak here in April–May and again in September–October, while permit and tarpon both reach their best numbers from March through June. Great barracuda take over the flat from November through February, and red drum round out the species list. The clear sand bottom suits sight casting, with bonefish anglers presenting live shrimp, small bucktail jigs, or shrimp-pattern and crab-pattern flies, and permit anglers working live crabs, crab flies, or bucktail jigs. Tarpon respond to live bait drifting with live crabs, mullet, pinfish, or shrimp. Winter barracuda hit tube lures, topwater plugs, and spoons cast along the flat's outer edge.

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