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Pigeon Key Banks

24.70°N · 81.16°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 80.4°.

Why this score

Current
0.5 kn light
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 min. Within the 10 snapper aggregate. Special regulations in Biscayne National Park.
Other species here
Cobia Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openBonefish Retention openPermit Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Keys State Waters: Southwest Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Mutton Snapper is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Mutton Snapper
~4 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
3-8 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Pigeon Key Banks

Pigeon Key Banks is an outer, exposed sand flat off Marathon in the Florida Keys, holding 5 to 10 feet of water within the Southwest Region state waters. Permit peak from March through June, and bonefish run strongest in April–May and again in September–October, with both species targeted by sight casting live crabs, crab flies, shrimp-pattern flies, and bucktail jigs across the open sand. Great barracuda take over from November through February, when anglers cast tube lures, topwater plugs, swimming plugs, and spoons over the flat. Mutton snapper peak from April through June and respond to bottom fishing with live pilchards, cut bait, and live pinfish in the deeper 10-foot water. Cobia also cruise the bank, adding another species to the year-round list.

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