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Sanibel Rocks

26.44°N · 82.13°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
10 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
86°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
25% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.5ft Falling ▼. Current -1.6kn Ebb. Wind 10kn E G13. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 85.6°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Common Snook
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
28–33" slot
Gear
Hook and line only
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Slot 28-33 inches total length. Snook permit plus recreational license required. Must remain whole until landed. No commercial harvest/sale. For-hire captain and crew may not retain a bag limit.
Season
Oct 1 to Nov 30
Other species here
Spanish Mackerel 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 Common Snook is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-35 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

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About Sanibel Rocks

Sanibel Rocks is an exposed rocky flat off Fort Myers in the Charlotte Harbor region of Florida's Gulf state waters, with depths running from 15 to 35 feet. Common Snook peak here from April through June, Spotted Seatrout from March into April, and Red Drum from August through October, while Spanish Mackerel also work the area. Live bait fishing with pilchards, pinfish, or shrimp drifted over the rock bottom accounts for most snook and redfish, and anglers also jig bucktails or jig heads with soft plastics along the deeper edges. Seatrout respond to a popping cork with shrimp or paddle tail grubs worked across the flat, and walk-the-dog topwater plugs draw strikes when fish push shallower. The outer exposure of the rocks makes the structure a feeding station for fish moving between open Gulf water and the inshore flats.

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