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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionPermit · Open

Schooner Bank

24.97°N · 80.97°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
57
Fair
Tide
0.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
16 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 57 Fair. Tide 0.7ft Falling ▼. Current -0.9kn Ebb. Wind 16kn E G20. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 80.6°.

Why this score

Current
0.6 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

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About Schooner Bank

Schooner Bank is an outer, exposed sand flat off Marathon in the Florida Keys, with clear water running 10 to 15 feet deep across open bottom. Tarpon and permit both peak from March through June. Bonefish move across the sand in April and May and again in September and October, while great barracuda take over the flat from November through February. Sight casting with live crabs, crab flies, or bucktail jigs targets permit and bonefish tailing over the bare sand, and live bait drifting with live mullet, pinfish, or crabs works for tarpon cruising the deeper edges. In the cooler months, casting tube lures, spoons, and topwater plugs draws barracuda up off the bottom, and red drum round out the mix on the flat.

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