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Marco Island 5 Mile Reef

25.86°N · 81.80°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
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Flood
Wind
6 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Easy
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
79°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
62% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 6kn SE G12. Sea 0.5 ft chop Easy. Air 79.0°.

Why this score

Current
0.5 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 Marco Island 5 Mile Reef

Marco Island 5 Mile Reef is an artificial reef in the Florida Gulf State Waters off Naples, within the Southwest Region. Sheepshead peak from January through March and hold tight to the structure, where bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, sand fleas, or oysters and clams targets them, along with jig heads tipped with shrimp. Gag Grouper peak from October through December, and anglers drop live pinfish, live grunts, or live sardines to the bottom or work bucktail jigs and metal jigs around the reef. Spanish Mackerel run in two windows, March through April and September through November, and anglers cast small spoons and jigs or chum with live shrimp, scaled sardines, and threadfin herring to bring them up over the reef. Gray Snapper peak from May through July and respond to bottom fishing with live shrimp, cut bait, and squid, while Cobia and King Mackerel also roam the structure.

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