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Davis Key

26.40°N · 81.87°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
9 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
87°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
37% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.5ft Falling ▼. Current -1.6kn Ebb. Wind 9kn E G13. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 86.5°.

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: hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. Multiple hooks with live or dead natural bait prohibited; snatching prohibited.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum 12 in total length. Vessel limit 50 per trip during March and April. Page says state regulations extend into federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park (not relevant here).
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: Charlotte Harbor Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Sheepshead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Sheepshead
~1 more week in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-45 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Davis Key

Davis Key is an exposed sand-bottom drop-off off Fort Myers in the Charlotte Harbor region of Florida's Gulf state waters, where the bottom falls from 15 to 45 feet. Sheepshead hold along the edge from November through March and take live shrimp, fiddler crabs, and sand fleas presented with bottom fishing rigs or on jigheads tipped with shrimp. Gray Snapper take over from May through August, responding to bottom fishing with live pilchards, cut bait, and squid fished tight to the deeper side of the break. Common Snook push through from April to June and Red Drum from August to October, and both come readily to live pilchards, live pinfish, and live shrimp worked along the drop. Spotted Seatrout peak in March and April and take live shrimp and pilchards, while Spanish Mackerel round out the species mix over the open sand.

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