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Gray snapperRetention openBar · Florida
Quarantine Rocks
26.71°N · 82.25°W · Bar · Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper70
- Common snook69
- Permit65
- Spanish mackerel65
- Red drum64
- Florida pompano62
- King mackerel62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Gag grouper60
- Atlantic croaker59
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red grouper57
- Red snapper57
- Black drum56
- Southern flounder56
- Crevalle jack55
- Greater amberjack55
- Cobia52
- Spotted seatrout48
- Sheepshead35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 706 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
51Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 3 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 85°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
89Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier 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
- 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 Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Red snapper Retention open (2 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Catch & release (No retention)
- 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray snapper is best here
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Quarantine Rocks
- Depth
- 6-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · slope
- Season
- Peak 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 Quarantine Rocks
Quarantine Rocks is a bar in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Florida. Depth is 6-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, common snook and permit. It is peak season now for gray snapper, common snook, red drum and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for permit, Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano and king mackerel. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Permit peak from April through June.
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.
- 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.
- Permit
- Permit cruise flat edges and channels in 2 to 6 feet of water in the Keys and Biscayne Bay, and school over wrecks and reefs in 30 to 120 feet, especially during the spring spawn. A live or artificial crab is the standard bait, cast ahead of a tailing fish on the flats or dropped to a school on a wreck. They spook easily in shallow water, so good light and a long, quiet cast are needed.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Pelican Pass77
Channel · 0.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 77
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Red drum 69
3 kt EH 12:17 AM · 1.3 ftL 4:22 AM · 1.1 ft
- Pelican Bay74
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 74
- Red drum 68
- Gray snapper 67
3 kt EH 12:17 AM · 1.3 ftL 4:22 AM · 1.1 ft
- Boca Grande72
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 72
- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 69
3 kt EH 12:17 AM · 1.3 ftL 4:22 AM · 1.1 ft
- Primo Point69
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 69
- Red drum 64
- Gray snapper 63
3 kt EH 12:17 AM · 1.3 ftL 4:22 AM · 1.1 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.