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West Turtle Shoal

24.70°N · 80.97°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
70
Fair
Tide
1.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
13 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
99% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 70 Fair. Tide 1.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Slack. Wind 13kn E G16. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 80.8°.

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
Permit Retention openCobia Retention openGreat Barracuda Retention openBonefish 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

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About West Turtle Shoal

West Turtle Shoal is an exposed sand flat off Marathon in the Florida Keys, sitting in 5 to 10 feet of water along the outer edge of the Southwest Region state waters. Permit peak here from March through June, and bonefish move across the sand in two windows, April through May and again September through October. Sight casting is the dominant approach for both, with live crabs, crab flies, and bucktail jigs for permit, and live shrimp, small bucktail jigs, and shrimp-pattern or crab-pattern flies for bonefish. Mutton snapper peak from April through June and respond to bottom fishing with live pilchards, live pinfish, cut bait, or ballyhoo plugs. Great barracuda take over from November through February, when casting tube lures, topwater plugs, swimming plugs, and spoons over the open sand draws strikes, and cobia also cruise the shoal.

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