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Best score today · 7 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 204 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.4 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
Sunday, Nov 8 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
95Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.1 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
64Closed season · capped at 20Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Gag grouper
Closed- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Aug 2 to Dec 31, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- FWC closed Atlantic gag grouper, including all state waters off Monroe County, for the rest of the 2026 season (Executive Order 26-10). The 2027 season has not been announced.
From FWC news release, May 13, 2026: Atlantic gag grouper closes August 2 (EO 26-10), 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)
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- 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 Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cutter Bank
- Depth
- 4-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bank · Inner · Semi-exposedBank · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGag grouper
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 Cutter Bank
Cutter Bank is a bar in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth is 4-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bank, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, common snook and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, common snook, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red grouper, Spanish mackerel and black drum. King mackerel peak from November through March. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through November. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Common snook
- Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Broad Creek75
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 75
- Crevalle jack 74
- Red drum 71
10 kt ESEH 5:09 PM · 1.5 ftL 12:10 AM · 0.4 ft
- Linderman Creek75
Gut · 1.5 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 75
- Crevalle jack 74
- Red drum 72
10 kt ESEH 5:37 PM · 1.1 ftL 12:07 AM · 0.5 ft
- Old Rhodes Channel73
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 73
- Crevalle jack 73
- Red drum 68
10 kt ESEH 5:09 PM · 1.5 ftL 12:10 AM · 0.4 ft
- Jones Lagoon73
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- Red drum 72
- Common snook 68
10 kt ESEH 5:09 PM · 1.5 ftL 12:10 AM · 0.4 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.