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King mackerelRetention open

Channel · Florida

Stranahan River

26.10°N · 80.12°W · Channel · Biscayne Bay

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Best score today · 6 PM · King mackerel

76/100Great
Now
666 AM EST
Best window
5-8 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.4 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Sunday, Nov 15 · 9 AM

Time9A
Score67Great
Tide1.2 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood0.7 kn · toward NNE
Wind7 kn ESEgusts 16 · steady
Air temp75°Warm
WeatherOvercast100% cloud
Water83°FPersisted

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

King mackerel

Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 24 in, fork length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Hook and line and spearing only. Open year-round.

From FWC Recreational Regulations: King Mackerel, 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 snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
  • Gray triggerfish Retention open (10 per day)
  • Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
  • Mahi-mahi Retention open (5 per day)
  • Permit Retention open (2 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 yesterday

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When King mackerel is best here

Peak season for King mackerel · 21 more weeks at peak

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Spot profile

Stranahan River

Depth
10-25 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
Season
Peak seasonKing mackerel

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 Stranahan River

Stranahan River is a channel in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth is 10-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and gray snapper. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, bonefish and common snook, and shoulder season for gray snapper, Spanish mackerel, red grouper and greater amberjack. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. King mackerel peak from November through March. Gray snapper peak from May through August.

Tackle & technique

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.
Crevalle jack
Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
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.

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    • Crevalle jack 81
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  • New River Sound

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    • Crevalle jack 76
    • King mackerel 73
    • Gray snapper 66

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  • Whiskey Creek

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    71
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 71
    • King mackerel 63
    • Gray snapper 61

    4 kt NL 8:41 AM · 0.6 ftH 2:54 PM · 2.7 ft

  • Mooney Point

    Cape · 1.3 mi

    70
    Top: Crevalle jackPeak season
    • Crevalle jack 70
    • King mackerel 68
    • Spanish mackerel 61

    4 kt NL 8:43 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:45 PM · 3.0 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.