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SR-27 Patch Reef 8

30.35°N · 86.85°W

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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
59
Fair
Tide
0.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Choppy
1.5 ft @ 4 s SE
Air temp
73°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 59 Fair. Tide 0.8ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 17kn E G22. Sea 1.5 ft @ 4 s SE Choppy. Air 73.2°.

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

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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

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About SR-27 Patch Reef 8

SR-27 Patch Reef 8 is an artificial reef in Florida Gulf state waters off Destin, part of the Panhandle Region's network of deployed structure. The reef draws Sheepshead from January through March and Gag Grouper from October through December, while Gray Snapper peak from May through August. Cobia move through in spring and early fall, running March through June and again in September and October. King Mackerel hold from April through October and Spanish Mackerel from March through October. Bottom fishing with live pinfish or live cigar minnows tight to the structure targets grouper and snapper, while slow trolling live menhaden or trolling small spoons along the reef edges works the passing mackerel.

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