Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
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In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 10 in, inside the snapper aggregate. Verify FWC.
Florida · Miami / Biscayne Bay
Permit should be the day — oceanside banks for bones and permit — west-side mangroves for baby tarpon and snook.
North end of the grand-slam stage. Bones and permit on the oceanside flats and ocean banks, baby tarpon and snook in the west-side mangroves. Educated fish, short windows, boat traffic.
- ⚠ Snook are typically closed to harvest on the SE/Atlantic coast in this window. Verify FWC.
Today
medium confidence
Morning line
Biscayne 6.6 this morning. 9 mph SE. Clear · 1%. YOLO day is Monday, August 31. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
incoming · 0.79 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From SE · gust 9
Sky
1% rain
Clear
Clear · 1%
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
91% lit
Waxing gibbous
mid range · 91%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.7 ft
incoming
0.79 ft modeled
Clock
NOAA 8723214
- LowMon 7:41 PM · -0.89
- HighTue 1:41 AM · 0.87
- LowTue 7:41 AM · -0.84
- HighTue 1:41 PM · 0.80
- LowTue 7:41 PM · -0.74
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Monthly YOLO day
Monday, August 31 · 9.0
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waning gibbous · mid · tide range ~2.3 ft · wind to 14 mph · Clouds · 45%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
No marks match this method on this water.
When
Incoming water
10.0Tue 1:41 AM → Tue 3:41 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
10.0Tue 2:41 AM → Tue 9:41 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.1Tue 8:41 AM → Tue 3:41 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
10.0Tue 2:41 PM → Tue 9:41 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
10.0Tue 9:41 PM → Wed 4:41 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Launch and beach access
County and state ramps near this water. FKNMS no-take is Keys-only, on the legal list.
Matheson Hammock Park
Miami-Dade Parks
West-side mangrove and basin launch. Baby tarpon and snook water, not the oceanside slam.
Official sourceCrandon Marina
Miami-Dade Parks
Key Biscayne. Oceanside banks and Stiltsville from here. Park fee.
Official sourceBlack Point Marina
Miami-Dade Parks
South Biscayne. Featherbed and the Safety Valve are the run.
Official source
Legal water
NOAA FKNMS management zones — Sanctuary Preservation Areas, Ecological Reserves, Research-Only.
No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.
Why — and who
- — Tide is incoming (modeled — the NOAA gauge did not answer).
- — Clear · 1%. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 9 mph SE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Sight water often prefers a moderate range and clean water over a huge spring.
8.4
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: catch-and-release. Fish over 40 in must stay in the water. One harvest tag/year only for a potential IGFA record.
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: hook-and-line. Special Permit Zone (Keys) is tighter than the rest of the state — typically C&R. Verify FWC.
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Thermal window
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Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: catch-and-release only, hook-and-line only.
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Thermal window
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Closed to harvest — still swims, do not keep. Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Region matters. SE/Atlantic (Jupiter, Biscayne): typically 28–32 in, 1/day, closed Dec 15–Jan 31 and June 1–Aug 31. Charlotte Harbor / Southwest (Boca Grande): typically 28–33 in, closed Dec 1–end of Feb and May 1–Sep 30. Snook permit required. Verify FWC.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Ciguatera risk rises with size. Do not keep a big one for the table.
Regs citedFWC saltwater recreational · current FWC regional rules · rolls in 8 days. Snook closures are regional. Boca Grande is not Jupiter. Verify FWC before you keep one.