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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Charlotte Harbor RegionSheepshead · Open

Big Carlos Pass

26.40°N · 81.88°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
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 0.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Slack. 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. Illegal: multiple hooks with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum 12 inches total length. Vessel limit 50 per trip during March and April. Open year-round. State regulations extend into federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park (not this area).
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
~3 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
8-18 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Inner Protected

About Big Carlos Pass

Big Carlos Pass is a protected tidal corridor near Naples, Florida, where a sand bottom runs 10 to 20 feet deep. Sheepshead lead the winter calendar from January through March, overlapping with spotted seatrout, which peak from February through April. Common snook take over from April through July alongside gray snapper in May through July, and red drum peak in September and October. Spanish mackerel move through the pass in two windows, March through April and September through November, and anglers target them by casting small spoons and jigs. Along the sandy channel, bottom fishing with live shrimp or fiddler crabs works for sheepshead and gray snapper, while live pilchards and pinfish draw snook and red drum.

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