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Eglin Reef

30.27°N · 86.39°W

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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
60
Fair
Tide
0.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 4 s SE
Air temp
73°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
44% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 60 Fair. Tide 0.9ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 17kn E G21. Sea 2 ft @ 4 s SE Easy. Air 73.0°.

Why this score

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Slack
Prime

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

52-week view · today highlighted

When Sheepshead is best at this spot

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

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Eglin Reef

Eglin Reef is an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico off Destin, Florida, within the Panhandle Region of Florida's Gulf state waters. Spanish Mackerel and King Mackerel work the reef from spring through fall, peaking March through October and April through October respectively, while Cobia push through in two windows, March through June and again September through October. Gray Snapper hold tight to the structure from May through August, Gag Grouper peak October through December, and Sheepshead take over the reef from January through March. Anglers slow troll live cigar minnows and live menhaden around the reef's edges for King Mackerel and pull small spoons and diving plugs for Spanish Mackerel. Bottom fishing with live pinfish targets Gray Snapper and Gag Grouper, and fiddler crabs and sand fleas work for Sheepshead feeding on the reef.

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