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Caxambas Pass 2.5 Mile Reef

25.93°N · 81.75°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
0.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
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Flood
Wind
7 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
89°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 81 Good. Tide 0.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 7kn E G11. Sea 0.5 ft chop Flat. Air 88.7°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 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
Gag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Southwest Region · synced today

Seasonality

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When Sheepshead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Sheepshead
~3 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Caxambas Pass 2.5 Mile Reef

Caxambas Pass 2.5 Mile Reef is an artificial reef in the Florida Gulf state waters off Naples, within the Southwest Region. Sheepshead lead the winter action from January through March, and gag grouper take over from October through December. Gray snapper peak from May through July, while Spanish mackerel run strongest in March and April and again from September through November, with cobia and king mackerel also working the structure. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, or sand fleas tight to the reef draws sheepshead, and live pinfish or live grunts dropped to the bottom target gag grouper holding on the structure. Above the reef, casting small spoons and jigs or chumming with live shrimp and scaled sardines pulls Spanish mackerel within range.

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