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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Charlotte Harbor RegionSheepshead · Open

Needmore Point

26.44°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
86°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
35% 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 86.2°.

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 openGray Snapper Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-45 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Needmore Point

Needmore Point is an outer, exposed sand drop-off off Fort Myers in the Charlotte Harbor region of Florida's Gulf state waters, with the bottom falling from 15 to 45 feet. Sheepshead hold along the edge from November through March, and bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, or sand fleas works the slope through that window. Spotted seatrout peak in March and April and common snook follow from April through June. Gray snapper then take over from May through August, hitting live pilchards and cut bait fished near the bottom. Red drum move onto the drop-off from August through October and take live pinfish and cut mullet fished along the edge, while Spanish mackerel round out the species mix over the open water.

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