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Railroad Islet

25.96°N · 81.71°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
89°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 9kn E G12. Sea 0.5 ft chop Flat. Air 89.2°.

Why this score

Current
0.2 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

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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

DEPTH
3-12 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Inner Protected

About Railroad Islet

Railroad Islet is a protected inshore sand flat near Naples, Florida, holding 5 to 10 feet of water within the sheltered backwaters of the southwest Gulf coast. Winter and early spring bring Sheepshead from January through March and Spotted Seatrout from February through April, while Common Snook peak from April through July and Tarpon run from March through August. Gray Snapper fill the summer months from May through July, Red Drum take over in September and October, and Spanish Mackerel show in two pulses, March through April and September through November. Across the sand bottom, anglers bottom fish live shrimp, fiddler crabs, and sand fleas for Sheepshead and drift soft plastic paddle tails on jigheads or popping corks with soft plastics for Spotted Seatrout. For Snook and Tarpon, live bait fishing with live pilchards, live pinfish, and live mullet is the dominant approach, with Red Drum also taking live shrimp and cut mullet worked along the flat.

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