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Manatee Point

30.40°N · 86.76°W

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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
68
Fair
Tide
-0.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 4 s SE
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
67% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 68 Fair. Tide -0.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.6kn Ebb. Wind 11kn E G19. Sea 2 ft @ 4 s SE Easy. Air 73.9°.

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
Gray Snapper Retention openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openSpotted Seatrout 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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Manatee Point

Manatee Point is an outer, exposed drop-off near Destin, Florida, where a sand bottom falls away through depths of 260 to 660 feet in the Panhandle Region of Florida's Gulf state waters. Sheepshead lead the winter season with a peak from January through March, Spotted Seatrout peak in March–April and again in October–November, and Red Drum run strongest from September through November. Spanish Mackerel hold a long window from March through October, and Gray Snapper and Common Snook round out the species list. Along the edge of the drop, anglers bottom fish fiddler crabs, live shrimp, or sand fleas for Sheepshead and present cut bait or live pinfish on the bottom for Red Drum. Above the break, trolling small spoons and diving plugs covers ground for Spanish Mackerel, and anglers cast metal jigs when schools break at the surface.

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