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Coon Key Pass

25.92°N · 81.64°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
88°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 10kn E G13. Sea 0.5 ft chop Flat. Air 88.3°.

Why this score

Current
0.6 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
Common Snook Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openTarpon 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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
8-15 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Inner Protected

About Coon Key Pass

Coon Key Pass is a protected sand-bottom corridor near Naples, Florida, running 10 to 15 feet deep through the inner waters of the Southwest Florida Gulf region. Sheepshead lead the winter action from January through March, while spotted seatrout peak from February through April and Spanish mackerel move through in March–April and again from September through November. Common snook and tarpon carry the warm months, with snook peaking April through July and tarpon from March through August, as gray snapper peak May through July and red drum take over in September and October. The channel's consistent depth suits bottom fishing with live shrimp and fiddler crabs for sheepshead and gray snapper. Live bait fishing with live pilchards, pinfish, and mullet targets snook, red drum, and tarpon moving along the corridor.

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