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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Charlotte Harbor RegionSheepshead · Open

Hogue Channel

26.35°N · 81.86°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
87°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
45% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Slack. Wind 10kn E G14. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 86.9°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
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 with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum 12 inches total length. Vessel limit 50 per trip during March and April. Open year-round. State regulations extend into federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park (not this area).
Other species here
Common Snook Retention openGray Snapper Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Charlotte Harbor 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
0-11 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Mid

About Hogue Channel

Hogue Channel is a shallow tidal corridor near Naples, Florida, running 0 to 10 feet deep over a mixed bottom with moderate exposure in the Charlotte Harbor Region of Florida's Gulf state waters. Winter brings sheepshead from January through March and spotted seatrout from February through April, followed by common snook from April through July and gray snapper from May through July. Red drum peak in September and October, while Spanish mackerel move through in two windows, March to April and September to November. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, or sand fleas works the mixed bottom for sheepshead and gray snapper. Live bait fishing with live pilchards or pinfish targets snook and red drum as they push through the channel.

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