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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Southwest RegionSheepshead · Open

Bear Point

25.96°N · 81.71°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
89°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 9kn E G12. Sea 0.5 ft chop Flat. Air 89.2°.

Why this score

Current
0.2 kn light
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. Illegal: multiple hooks in conjunction with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum 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.
Other species here
Gray Snapper Retention openTarpon Retention openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Southwest Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Sheepshead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Sheepshead
~3 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Bear Point

Bear Point is an outer, exposed drop-off off Naples, Florida, in the Southwest Region of Florida's Gulf state waters, where mixed bottom falls away through depths of 260 to 660 feet. Sheepshead peak from January through March and Spotted Seatrout from February through April, while Common Snook run from April through July and Tarpon hold from March through August. Gray Snapper peak from May through July, Red Drum move through in September and October, and Spanish Mackerel show in two windows, March to April and September to November. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, or sand fleas works the mixed structure along the ledge for Sheepshead, and live pilchards or cut bait take Gray Snapper holding on the same edge. Jigging with bucktail jigs and jig-head soft plastics covers the drop for Snook and Red Drum, and anglers cast small spoons and jigs to Spanish Mackerel feeding over the break.

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