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Big Marco Pass

25.97°N · 81.75°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 88.9°.

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
Tarpon Retention openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper 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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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-35 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Outer Exposed

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About Big Marco Pass

Big Marco Pass is an exposed sand-bottom corridor south of Naples that funnels Gulf water between Marco Island and the backcountry, with depths running from 15 to 35 feet. Tarpon move through from March into August and overlap with Common Snook, which peak April through July, while Gray Snapper hold along the bottom from May into July. Live bait fishing with live pinfish, live mullet, or live threadfin herring covers both tarpon and snook as tide pushes bait through the pass. In fall, Red Drum peak September and October, and Spanish Mackerel return September through November after an earlier March–April run, answering casting with small spoons, jigs, and soft plastics. Winter belongs to Sheepshead from January through March, taken by bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, or sand fleas.

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