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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Southwest RegionSheepshead · Open

Long Rock

25.89°N · 81.60°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
88°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 9kn E G12. Sea 0.5 ft chop Flat. Air 88.3°.

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
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 Long Rock

Long Rock is an exposed sand flat off Naples, Florida, sitting in 5 to 10 feet of water along the outer edge of the Southwest Gulf shoreline. Spotted seatrout peak here from February through April, sheepshead from January through March, and common snook from April through July. Tarpon move through from March to August, and red drum hit their peak in September and October. Live bait fishing anchors the action for snook, tarpon, and redfish, with live pilchards, pinfish, and live shrimp working across the open sand. Seatrout respond to drifting with soft plastic paddle tails on jigheads or popping corks with soft plastics. Sheepshead come to bottom fishing with fiddler crabs and sand fleas.

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