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McCall Sand Flats

26.90°N · 82.17°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
8 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
85°
Warm
Weather
Clear
15% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -0.5kn Ebb. Wind 8kn E G14. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 84.7°.

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: 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
Common Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Charlotte Harbor Region · synced today

Seasonality

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When Sheepshead is best at this spot

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

DEPTH
20-35 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

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About McCall Sand Flats

McCall Sand Flats is an outer, exposed sand flat in the Charlotte Harbor region of Florida's Gulf state waters near Fort Myers, with depths running 20 to 35 feet. Red drum peak here from August through October, and live bait fishing with live pilchards, live pinfish, or cut mullet produces steadily across the open sand. Spotted seatrout peak in March and April, when anglers work the flat with live shrimp or paddle tail grubs on jig heads. Common snook follow from April through June and take live pilchards and soft plastic jerkbaits. From November through March, sheepshead hold near the bottom and fall to bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, and sand fleas.

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