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BoatFlorida Atlantic State Waters: Southeast RegionCommon Snook · Open

Sands Cut

25.49°N · 80.18°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
75
Good
Tide
1.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 5 s NE
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Clear
1% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 75 Good. Tide 1.8ft Rising ▲. Current +1.3kn Flood. Wind 11kn E G15. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s NE Easy. Air 80.2°.

Why this score

Current
0.6 kn light
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
Mutton Snapper Retention openYellowtail Snapper Retention openCrevalle Jack Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗King Mackerel Retention openGray 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
~2 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
9-20 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Mid

About Sands Cut

Sands Cut is a sand-bottom corridor south of Miami that funnels water between open Atlantic exposure and the inshore flats, holding 10 to 20 feet of water along its length. Common Snook, Gray Snapper, and Yellowtail Snapper peak here from May through July, Mutton Snapper peaks from April through June, and King Mackerel take over from November through March, with Crevalle Jack also patrolling the channel. Snook anglers work the corridor with live bait drifting, sending live pilchards, live shrimp, or live mullet along the edges, while bucktail jigs and soft plastic swimbaits cover the sand bottom between drifts. Snapper fishing centers on bottom fishing with cut bait, live shrimp, and squid, and chumming with frozen chum blocks and glass minnows pulls Yellowtail Snapper up off the sand. In the cooler months, slow trolling live goggle eyes, live blue runners, or live ballyhoo through and beyond the corridor targets King Mackerel.

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