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Best score today · 6 AM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 469 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low1.1 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
21Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 3 kt ENEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 86°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Gray snapper
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day (10 snapper combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 10 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Open year-round in Gulf and Atlantic state waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Counts toward the 10-snapper aggregate per person per day. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Federal waters have a 12-inch minimum and a 10-fish bag.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Snappers, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (3 per day)
- Bonefish Catch & release (No retention)
- Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
- Crevalle jack Retention open
- Florida pompano Retention open (6 per day)
- Gag grouper Closed (No retention)
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (10 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (5 per day)
- Permit Retention open (1 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined))
- Red snapper Check regulations
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Gray snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Biscayne Flats
- Depth
- 5-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Flat · Outer · ExposedFlat · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGray snapper
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Biscayne Flats
Biscayne Flats is a bar in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth is 5-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads flat, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 18 species here; the best right now are red drum, Atlantic tarpon and common snook. It is peak season now for common snook and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red drum, Atlantic tarpon, permit and gray snapper. Red drum peak from October through February. Atlantic tarpon peak from March through June. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
- Atlantic tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Biscayne Channel61
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 61
- Atlantic tarpon 58
- Crevalle jack 57
3 kt ENEH 2:52 AM · 2.0 ftL 9:42 AM · 0.8 ft
- Cape Florida Anchorage61
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 61
- Crevalle jack 59
- Atlantic tarpon 58
3 kt ENEH 2:52 AM · 2.0 ftL 9:42 AM · 0.8 ft
- Cape Florida Channel61
Channel · 2.6 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 61
- Atlantic tarpon 58
- Crevalle jack 57
3 kt ENEH 2:52 AM · 2.0 ftL 9:42 AM · 0.8 ft
- Cape Florida58
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 58
- Crevalle jack 56
- Atlantic tarpon 54
3 kt ENEH 2:52 AM · 2.0 ftL 9:42 AM · 0.8 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with FWC before you keep a fish.