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Best score today · 6 PM · Common snook
- Now
- 603 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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
Monday, Sep 28 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 86°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Common snook
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Monroe County state waters (Florida Keys)
Snook
Catch & release- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- May 1 to Sep 30, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Retention open from Oct 1
- Other
- Harvest is closed, but snook may be caught and released with a snook permit and a saltwater fishing license. Closed December 1 through the end of February and May 1 through September 30. Open March 1 through April 30 and October 1 through November 30. Regional rules apply in inland, state and adjacent federal waters.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Snook, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (10 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 snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- King mackerel Retention open (3 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))
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open
- 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Common snook is best here
Peak season for Common snook · 10 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Old Rhodes Bank
- Depth
- 10-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bank · Outer · ExposedBank · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonCommon snook
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 Old Rhodes Bank
Old Rhodes Bank is a bar in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth is 10-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bank, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 18 species here; the best right now are common snook, Atlantic tarpon and red grouper. It is peak season now for common snook and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, red grouper, permit and red drum. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through November. Atlantic tarpon peak from March through June. Red grouper peak from April through June.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- Red grouper
- Red grouper live on low limestone ledges and potholed live bottom across the West Florida Shelf, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Drift to find hard bottom, then anchor and fish live pinfish, grunts or squid on the bottom with stout conventional tackle. Reel hard right after the bite, because they dive into holes, and use a descending device on fish released from deep water.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Broad Creek66
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Crevalle jack 57
5 kt SSWH 7:09 AM · 1.3 ftL 2:26 PM · 0.5 ft
- Old Rhodes Channel66
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Crevalle jack 57
5 kt SSWH 7:09 AM · 1.3 ftL 2:26 PM · 0.5 ft
- Angelfish Creek66
Gut · 2.0 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Crevalle jack 58
5 kt SSWH 7:43 AM · 1.0 ftL 2:33 PM · 0.5 ft
- Old Rhodes Point60
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 60
- Atlantic tarpon 57
- Crevalle jack 51
5 kt SSWH 7:09 AM · 1.3 ftL 2:26 PM · 0.5 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.