Florida Keys — Upper Keys Zone • March 30, 2026
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Small Craft Advisory in effect. East wind 20-25 kt making offshore runs bumpy but not impossible. Water temps holding steady at 76-77°F across the reef line. Gulf Stream is close — 7 NM off Molasses — delivering clean 36.4 PSU water. Strong northward current at Alligator Reef (0.29 kt) is pinning bait against structure. Best conditions in a week for reef fishing despite the wind.
Molasses Reef
76.6°F
→ stable
Conch Reef
76.6°F
→ stable
Davis Reef
76.6°F
→ stable
Crocker Reef
76.6°F
→ stable
Alligator Reef
76.8°F
↑ warming
Tennessee Reef
76.9°F
↑ warming
↑ Northward current pins bait against reef structure — ideal feeding conditions
Distance from Molasses
7 NM
Distance from Alligator
15 NM
Stream Speed
1.37 kt NNE
Salinity
36.3-36.4 PSU
Pristine Gulf Stream water
Kite fish off Alligator in the morning. Live goggle-eyes on the kite.
Reef temps 76-77°F in the zone. Chum heavy on the up-current side.
Full moon April 4 — staging on deeper reef edges. Bump 80-120 ft ledges.
Clean water, no sargassum. Troll the Stream edge with ballyhoo.
Barely a wisp near the Keys. Trace amounts east-southeast, nothing approaching the reef line. Clean trolling conditions.
Strongest current at 0.29 kt north, Gulf Stream 15 NM out, bait getting pinned to the reef face. Work the up-current side and let your chum drift into the structure.
Stream only 7 NM away — closest approach on the reef line. Cleanest water at 36.43 PSU. Current is lazy but proximity to blue water means pelagics are cruising through.
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