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CobiaRetention openBar · Florida
Sawa Rock
24.64°N · 82.86°W · Bar · Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
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Best score today · 7 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 359 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.6 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + 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
45Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
43Water temp: 88°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
35Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Monroe County state waters (Florida Keys)
Cobia
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 36 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 1 per person or 2 per vessel, whichever is less. Spears, gigs, hook and line, seine or cast net.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Cobia, 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)
- 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 (1 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Check regulations
- 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 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 Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 6 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sawa Rock
- Depth
- 40-50 ft
- Structure
- Ledge · Outer · Exposed
- Season
- Off seasonCobia
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 464 m grid. Depths are feet below mean sea level, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Sawa Rock
Sawa Rock is a bar in Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel, Florida. Depth is 40-50 ft. Its profile reads ledge, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 18 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, permit and red grouper. It is peak season now for common snook and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, permit, red grouper and gray snapper. Atlantic tarpon peak from March through June. Permit peak from March through June. Red grouper peak from April through June.
Tackle & technique
- Cobia
- Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
- 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.
- 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
- Bird Key Harbor65
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 65
- Crevalle jack 60
- Atlantic tarpon 57
8 kt ENEL 2:56 AM · 1.1 ftH 9:30 AM · 2.1 ft
- Southeast Channel65
Channel · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponShoulder season- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Common snook 60
- Crevalle jack 58
7 kt NEL 2:56 AM · 1.1 ftH 9:30 AM · 2.1 ft
- Bush Key Shoal60
Bar · 0.7 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 60
- Atlantic tarpon 57
- Crevalle jack 53
8 kt NEL 2:56 AM · 1.1 ftH 9:30 AM · 2.1 ft
- Bird Key Bank60
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 60
- Crevalle jack 59
- Atlantic tarpon 57
8 kt ENEL 2:56 AM · 1.1 ftH 9:30 AM · 2.1 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.