Government Cut: spot guide
Outside the jetties to the first reef. Tarpon on the outgoing, snapper on the ledges. Government Cut is a reef spot in the Broward and Miami region, one of the 33 built-in spots Anglrithm scores every day.
The spot
- Depth
- 20 to 90 ft, the spot's depth range in the app
- Fish scored here
- Sailfish, Kingfish, Mutton Snapper, Yellowtail, Grouper, Tarpon, Permit, Snook
- Nearest inlet
- Government Cut, 0.8 nm in a straight line
The stations behind it
- Models
- Seven forecast models, graded against Virginia Key (VAKF1), 3.2 nm SW.
- Wind and water
- Virginia Key (VAKF1), NOAA NDBC, first one reporting
- Tide
- Government Cut (CO-OPS 8723178)
- Marine forecast
- NWS zone AMZ651, from the Miami office
Every number on the live spot page names its station and its age.
Within 2 nm
32 wrecks and reefs in the structure file lie within 2 nm: 26 artificial reefs, 2 wrecks and 4 charted obstructions.
Counts only, from the FWC, county and NOAA records. The positions are on the chart in the app; this page lists none.
Today at this spot
The live page scores Government Cut hour by hour from wind, seas, current, tide and water temperature for the fish above. Open Government Cut in the app; today's score at any spot is free with an account.
Display only, not for navigation. Every figure here names its source; check the NWS marine forecast and the posted rules before you leave the dock.