Islamorada Backcountry: spot guide
Lignumvitae basins and the bayside banks. Tarpon, bones, and permit by season. Islamorada Backcountry is an inshore spot in the Upper Keys region, one of the 33 built-in spots Anglrithm scores every day.
The spot
- Depth
- 1 to 10 ft, the spot's depth range in the app
- Nearest inlet
- Whale Harbor Channel, 4.5 nm in a straight line
The stations behind it
- Models
- Seven forecast models, graded against Long Key (LONF1), 11.0 nm SW.
- Wind and water
- Long Key (LONF1), NOAA NDBC, first one reporting
- Tide
- Islamorada, Florida Bay (CO-OPS 8723808)
- Marine forecast
- NWS zone GMZ031, from the Key West office
Every number on the live spot page names its station and its age.
Within 2 nm
2 wrecks and reefs in the structure file lie within 2 nm: 1 wrecks and 1 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 Islamorada Backcountry hour by hour from wind, seas, current, tide and water temperature for the fish above. Open Islamorada Backcountry 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.