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Santa Rita Reef

25.39°N · 80.09°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
71
Fair
Tide
1.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
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Flood
Wind
12 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 6 s NE
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Clear
1% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 71 Fair. Tide 1.2ft Rising ▲. Current +1.6kn Flood. Wind 12kn E G15. Sea 2 ft @ 6 s NE Easy. Air 80.2°.

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 openKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Wahoo Retention openBlack Grouper Retention openGreater Amberjack Retention open
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Source: FWC · Federal Atlantic Waters off Southeast Florida · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Mutton Snapper is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Mutton Snapper
~3 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Santa Rita Reef

Santa Rita Reef is an artificial reef in the federal Atlantic waters off Southeast Florida, southeast of Miami. Its structure holds Black Grouper and Greater Amberjack, while pelagic traffic brings King Mackerel from November through March, Wahoo from September through December, and Dorado from March through July. Mutton Snapper peak from April through June, when anglers bottom fish the reef with live ballyhoo, live pilchards, cut bait, or squid, and work jigs tipped with strip bait. For King Mackerel, slow trolling live goggle eyes, live blue runners, or live pilchards around the reef is the dominant approach. Wahoo fall to high-speed trolling with weighted trolling lures, bullet-head lures, and trolling plugs, and Dorado answer to trolled rigged ballyhoo and skirted trolling lures.

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