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Railroad Barge Reef

25.55°N · 80.09°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
1.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
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Flood
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 5 s NE
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 1.8ft Rising ▲. Current +1.3kn Flood. Wind 11kn E G15. Sea 2.5 ft @ 5 s NE Easy. Air 80.4°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
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 in TL minimum. 5 per person within the 10 snapper aggregate. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park.
Other species here
Dorado Retention openBlack Grouper Retention openKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Wahoo Retention openGreater Amberjack Retention open
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Source: FWC · Federal Atlantic Waters off Southeast Florida · synced today

Seasonality

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When Mutton Snapper is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Mutton Snapper
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SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Railroad Barge Reef

Railroad Barge Reef is an artificial reef in the federal Atlantic waters off Miami, where sunken structure draws both bottom-dwelling and pelagic species. Mutton Snapper peak from April through June, and Greater Amberjack and Black Grouper also hold tight to the reef. Bottom fishing with live pilchards, live ballyhoo, cut bait, or squid works the structure for snapper, while slow-pitch jigs and bucktail jigs tipped with strip bait cover the water column above it. King Mackerel move over the reef from November through March and respond to slow trolling with live goggle eyes and live blue runners. Wahoo peak from September through December and fall to high-speed trolling with weighted trolling lures and bullet-head lures, and Dorado arrive from March through July for anglers trolling rigged ballyhoo and skirted trolling lures.

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