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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionPermit · Open

Red Bay Bank

24.76°N · 81.16°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
66
Fair
Tide
0.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
11 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 66 Fair. Tide 0.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 11kn ENE G15. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 79.5°.

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
8-15 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Red Bay Bank

Red Bay Bank is an exposed sand flat off Marathon in the Florida Keys State Waters Southwest Region, with depths running 10 to 15 feet across open bottom. Permit and tarpon both peak from March through June, bonefish move onto the sand in April–May and again in September–October, and great barracuda take over from November through February, with red drum rounding out the species list. Sight casting is the dominant approach for bonefish and permit here, with anglers presenting live shrimp, shrimp-pattern flies, or crab-pattern flies to bonefish and live crabs, crab flies, or bucktail jigs to permit tailing over the clean sand. Tarpon respond to live bait drifting with live crabs, live mullet, live pinfish, or live shrimp worked across the bank's outer edge. In the cooler months, casting tube lures, topwater plugs, swimming plugs, or spoons draws strikes from barracuda patrolling the open flat.

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