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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Charlotte Harbor RegionSheepshead · Open

New Pass

26.38°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
Gray Snapper Retention openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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
8-18 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Inner Protected

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About New Pass

New Pass is a protected sand-bottom corridor in Naples, Florida, where 10 to 20 feet of water links the inshore bays to the Gulf. Sheepshead lead the winter season from January through March, while spotted seatrout peak from February through April and Spanish mackerel run from March through April and again from September through November. Common snook hold here from April through July, gray snapper peak from May through July, and red drum fill the fall window in September and October. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs or sand fleas works for sheepshead along the sandy channel, and the same approach with live shrimp or live pilchards takes gray snapper. Live bait fishing with live pilchards, live pinfish or live mullet targets snook and red drum, and casting small spoons and jigs covers passing schools of Spanish mackerel.

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