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Claughton Island

25.77°N · 80.18°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
59
Fair
Tide
2.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
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Flood
Wind
17 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 5 s NE
Air temp
79°
Warm
Weather
Rain
0.4 mm/h
Hour 1 PM. Score 59 Fair. Tide 2.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 17kn E G21. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s NE Easy. Air 79.3°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Common Snook
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
28–32" slot
Gear
Hook and line only
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Slot 28-32 in total length. Snook permit and recreational license required. Must remain whole until landed. Captain and crew on for-hire trip may not retain a bag limit. No commercial harvest or sale. Special regulations apply in Biscayne National Park.
Season
Sep 1 to Dec 14
Other species here
Tarpon Retention openSheepshead Retention openCrevalle Jack Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Gray Snapper Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Atlantic State Waters: Southeast Region · synced today

Seasonality

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When Common Snook is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Common Snook
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
0-21 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Claughton Island

Claughton Island sits at the mouth of the Miami River in Biscayne Bay, where a rocky drop-off falls away from the shoreline into water ranging from the shallows to about 20 feet. Common Snook and Gray Snapper peak here from May through July, while Tarpon move through in greatest numbers from March to May, and Sheepshead and Crevalle Jack round out the catch along the rock edges. Anglers targeting snook and tarpon favor live bait drifting along the drop-off with live pilchards, live shrimp, or live mullet, letting the current carry baits past the structure where fish hold. Gray Snapper respond to bottom fishing with cut bait, live shrimp, or squid worked tight to the rocky bottom. Casting artificials such as bucktail jigs and soft plastic swimbaits along the ledge covers water efficiently when snook and tarpon are actively feeding.

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