Florida · Florida Bay / Flamingo
Backcountry. Reds and snook live here, not on the oceanside. Snake Bight, First National, the banks west of Flamingo. Wind and water color decide the day.
Forecast
low confidence
Morning line
Flamingo 8.9 on Thursday, November 26. 6 mph NNE. Clear. YOLO day is Friday, August 28. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From NNE · gust 8
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
96% lit
Waning gibbous
spring range · 96%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 1.1 ft
outgoing
0.16 ft modeled
Clock
NOAA 8723970
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Monthly YOLO day
Friday, August 28 · 8.1
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. full · spring · tide range ~0.7 ft · wind to 10 mph · Thunderstorms · 51%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Flamingo basins / Buttonwood
mangrove edge · public structure · mid
Creeks and basins. Outgoing along the roots. Summer heat: early.
FL - Florida Bay (Flamingo)
mangrove edge · saved map · mid
Snake Bight & the backcountry; campground on site. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
Snake Bight
grass flat · field manual · skinny
USGS GNIS 291282 (Snake Bight Channel). Flamingo backcountry. Reds live here, not on the oceanside. Wind and color decide it.
USGS GNIS 291282
First National Bank
hard flat · public structure · skinny
A named bank, not a secret. Sight if the water holds.
Outgoing water
10.0Thu 8:00 AM → Thu 2:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.7Thu 1:00 PM → Thu 8:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.7Thu 7:00 PM → Fri 2:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
10.0Fri 2:00 AM → Fri 8:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
10.0Fri 8:00 AM → Fri 3:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
County and state ramps near this water. FKNMS no-take is Keys-only, on the legal list.
Flamingo Marina
NPS Everglades National Park
The Florida Bay launch. Park fee. Backcountry permit if you camp.
Official sourceNOAA 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.
Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Thermal window
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In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Florida SE: typically 18–27 in, 1/person, 2/vessel. Harvest banned in federal waters. Keys backcountry, not oceanside. Boca Harbor yes.
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Thermal window
—
Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) 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.
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
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Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) 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.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Ciguatera risk rises with size. Do not keep a big one for the table.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
—
Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.
Regs citedFWC saltwater recreational · current FWC regional rules · rolls in 7 days. Snook closures are regional. Boca Grande is not Jupiter. Verify FWC before you keep one.
Next two weeks
Δ0.8ft
t-storm