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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Southwest RegionSheepshead · Open

Clam Factory Shoal

25.91°N · 81.69°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
0.4 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 81 Good. Tide 0.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 9kn E G12. Sea 0.5 ft chop Flat. Air 88.9°.

Why this score

Current
0.4 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 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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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
3-8 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Clam Factory Shoal

Clam Factory Shoal is an outer, exposed sand flat off Naples, Florida, in the Southwest Region of Florida's Gulf state waters, with depths running 5 to 10 feet. Sheepshead lead the calendar from January through March, overlapping with Spotted Seatrout from February through April. Common Snook peak from April through July, and Tarpon run from March through August. Red Drum close out the year with a September and October peak. Across the open sand, live bait fishing with live pilchards, pinfish, and live shrimp accounts for Red Drum and Snook, while Spotted Seatrout respond to drifting with soft plastic paddle tails on jigheads and popping corks with soft plastics.

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