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BoatFlorida Keys State Waters: Southwest RegionPermit · Open

Spanish Banks

24.83°N · 81.40°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
60
Fair
Tide
0.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
17 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 60 Fair. Tide 0.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 17kn E G19. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 79.9°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
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 Spanish Banks

Spanish Banks is an exposed sand flat off Marathon in the Florida Keys, holding 5 to 10 feet of water within the Southwest Region's state waters. Permit and tarpon peak here from March through June, bonefish move across the sand in April–May and again in September–October, and great barracuda take over from November through February, with red drum also present on the flat. Sight casting is the dominant approach for bonefish and permit over the open bottom, using shrimp-pattern and crab-pattern flies for bonefish and live crabs or bucktail jigs for permit. Tarpon respond to live bait drifting with live mullet, live pinfish, or live crabs worked across the flat. Through the cooler months, casting tube lures, topwater plugs, and spoons draws strikes from barracuda cruising the sand.

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