Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Thermal window
90.1°
In peak season for this water. Water 90°F is the hot edge for this fish.
Florida: typically 10 in, inside the snapper aggregate. Verify FWC.
Florida · Miami / Biscayne Bay
Mangrove / gray snapper are the hunt — wait for the next incoming; they will not eat a bad presentation here. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.
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.
- ⚠ Extreme water temperature. Fish stress quickly — keep them wet, or don't boat them.
- ⚠ Snook are typically closed to harvest on the SE/Atlantic coast in this window. Verify FWC.
Today
high confidence
Morning line
Biscayne 7.7 this morning. 5 mph ESE. Wind versus the table: +0.3 ft. YOLO day is Monday, August 31. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
low slack · 0.64 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW
Wind
NOAA
From ESE · gust 7
Sky
NOAA
Sky not in
Sky not in
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
91% lit
Waxing gibbous
mid range · 91%
Water
NOAA 8723214
Water
90.1°
Today’s range 2.0 ft
low slack
0.64 ft MLLW
Wind vs table
Observed − predicted
+0.26 ft
Observed minus predicted. Read the water, not just the printout.
Clock
NOAA 8723214
- LowTue 1:27 AM · 0.61
- HighTue 7:36 AM · 2.10
- LowTue 1:51 PM · 0.29
- HighTue 8:12 PM · 2.24
- LowWed 2:14 AM · 0.52
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
- 7.2
Cape Florida Channel
channel gut · public structure · deep
USGS GNIS 279999. The Key Biscayne throat. Current seams, not a wade.
USGS GNIS 279999
- — channel gut on a low slack tide is a workable match.
- — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
skiffspinfly - 5.5
Stiltsville / Cape Florida edge
sand dropoff · public structure · mid
Public geography. Tide seams off Key Biscayne. Virginia Key gauge is the clock.
- — sand dropoff on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
skiffflyspin - 5.0
West-side mangroves
mangrove edge · field manual · mid
Baby tarpon and snook. Not the oceanside slam. Outgoing along the roots.
- — mangrove edge on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
skiffkayakflyspin - 4.9
Featherbed Bank
hard flat · public structure · skinny
USGS GNIS 282399. South Biscayne classic. Incoming on the bank. Educated bones. Boat traffic is part of the problem.
USGS GNIS 282399
- — hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
skiffflyspin - 4.9
Safety Valve
hard flat · public structure · skinny
USGS GNIS 293633. Oceanside flood. Permit and bones on a clean incoming. Wind from the east dirties it fast.
USGS GNIS 293633
- — hard flat on a low slack tide is a secondary match.
skifffly
When
Incoming water
10.0Tue 3:00 AM → Tue 9:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.1Tue 9:00 AM → Tue 4:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
10.0Tue 3:00 PM → Tue 10:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
10.0Tue 9:00 PM → Wed 4:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
10.0Wed 3:00 AM → Wed 10:00 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 low slack from NOAA.
- — Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
- — Water 90.1°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
- — Wind 5 mph ESE. 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.
5.9
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
90.1°
Present, not peak. Water 90°F is the hot edge for this fish.
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
90.1°
Present, not peak. Water 90°F is the hot edge for this fish.
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
90.1°
Off-season here. Water 90°F is the hot edge for this fish.
Florida: catch-and-release only, hook-and-line only.
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Thermal window
90.1°
Closed to harvest — still swims, do not keep. Present, not peak. Water 90°F is the hot edge for this fish.
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
Thermal window
90.1°
Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 90°F is the hot edge for this fish.
Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
90.1°
Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 90°F is the hot edge for this fish.
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.