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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionMutton Snapper · Open

Sandy Point

24.72°N · 81.03°W

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14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
69
Fair
Tide
1.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
13 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
84°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
39% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 69 Fair. Tide 1.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 13kn ENE G17. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 84.0°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 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
Yellowtail Snapper Retention openGray Snapper Retention openKing Mackerel 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

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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
5-25 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Sandy Point

Sandy Point is an exposed sand-bottom drop-off off Marathon in the Florida Keys, where the bottom falls from 5 to 25 feet along the outer edge. Yellowtail Snapper and Gray Snapper peak here from May through July, while Mutton Snapper hit their stride from April through June. Hogfish, Black Grouper, and King Mackerel also work the edge, and Great Barracuda take over in the cooler months from November through February. Chumming and flatlining with silversides, glass minnows, or cut ballyhoo pulls yellowtail up off the slope, and bottom fishing with live pilchards or live pinfish along the deeper sand targets muttons. In winter, casting tube lures, topwater plugs, or spoons across the shallower lip of the drop-off draws strikes from patrolling barracuda.

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