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Fish Haven 2 Center Patch Reef

30.27°N · 86.23°W

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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
64
Fair
Tide
0.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
15 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 4 s SE
Air temp
73°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
29% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 64 Fair. Tide 0.9ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 15kn E G20. Sea 2 ft @ 4 s SE Easy. Air 72.7°.

Why this score

Current
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

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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 Fish Haven 2 Center Patch Reef

Fish Haven 2 Center Patch Reef is an artificial reef in the Gulf state waters off Destin, Florida, within the Panhandle Region. The structure draws Spanish Mackerel from March through October and King Mackerel from April through October, while Gag Grouper peak from October through December and Sheepshead hold over the reef from January through March. Gray Snapper fill the summer window from May through August, and Cobia move through from March to June and again in September and October. Bottom fishing with live pinfish or live cigar minnows targets Gag Grouper and Gray Snapper tight to the reef, and Sheepshead respond to fiddler crabs and sand fleas worked along the same structure. Above the reef, slow trolling live cigar minnows or live blue runners covers King Mackerel, and trolling small spoons and diving plugs works the Spanish Mackerel schools.

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