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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Southwest RegionSheepshead · Open

Railroad Shoals

25.96°N · 81.70°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
3-8 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Railroad Shoals

Railroad Shoals is an exposed sand flat off Naples, Florida, in the southwest Gulf state waters, with depths running 5 to 10 feet. Red drum peak here in September and October, and they respond to live bait fishing with live shrimp, live pilchards, pinfish, or cut mullet, along with gold spoons and weedless soft plastics. Spotted seatrout peak from February through April and hold to the sand bottom, where live shrimp under a popping cork and soft plastic paddle tails on jigheads work across the shallows. Sheepshead peak in January through March on bottom fishing setups baited with fiddler crabs, sand fleas, or live shrimp. Common snook move across the flat from April through July and tarpon from March through August, and anglers target both with live pilchards, live pinfish, and live mullet.

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