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DHS Reef

30.35°N · 86.62°W

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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
62
Fair
Tide
0.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
16 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 4 s SE
Air temp
73°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
97% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 62 Fair. Tide 0.9ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 16kn E G21. Sea 2 ft @ 4 s SE Easy. Air 73.4°.

Why this score

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Slack
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Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Sheepshead
Retention open
Daily limit
8 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 12"
Gear
Legal gear: hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. Illegal: multiple hooks used with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum size 12 in total length. Vessel limit 50 per trip during March and April. State regulations extend into federal waters. Special regulations apply in Biscayne National Park (not applicable to this area).
Other species here
Gag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Panhandle Region · synced today

Seasonality

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When Sheepshead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Sheepshead
~8 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About DHS Reef

DHS Reef is an artificial reef in Florida's Panhandle state waters off Destin, positioned at 30.3538, -86.6162 in the Gulf of Mexico. The structure draws pelagic and bottom species through much of the year, with Spanish Mackerel peaking from March through October and King Mackerel running from April through October. Cobia move through from March to June and again in September and October, while Gray Snapper peak from May through August and Gag Grouper take over from October through December. Bottom fishing tight to the reef with live pinfish or cut cigar minnows targets grouper and snapper, and Sheepshead hold on the structure from January through March, taking fiddler crabs and sand fleas. Above the reef, anglers slow troll live cigar minnows for King Mackerel and troll small spoons or diving plugs for Spanish Mackerel.

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