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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Southwest RegionSheepshead · Open

Big Marco River

25.95°N · 81.66°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
89°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 10kn E G13. 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 openSpotted Seatrout 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
3-12 ft
Mud
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

About Big Marco River

Big Marco River is a protected inshore bay waterway near Naples, Florida, where mud bottom holds 5 to 10 feet of water sheltered from open Gulf exposure. Sheepshead lead the winter bite from January through March, while spotted seatrout peak from February through April. Common snook and tarpon carry the warm months, with snook strongest April through July and tarpon from March through August, as gray snapper fill in from May through July. Red drum peak in September and October, and Spanish mackerel move through in March and April and again from September through November. Bottom fishing with live shrimp or fiddler crabs targets sheepshead and gray snapper over the mud, while live bait fishing with live pilchards or pinfish draws snook, red drum, and tarpon in the same depths.

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