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Ramsey Key

25.90°N · 81.66°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
0.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
8 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
89°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 81 Good. Tide 0.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 8kn ESE G12. Sea 0.5 ft chop Flat. Air 88.7°.

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 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 openGray 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: 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
10-25 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Ramsey Key

Ramsey Key is an outer, exposed drop-off near Naples, Florida, where a mixed bottom falls away into 10 to 25 feet of water along the Gulf's southwest coast. Sheepshead lead the winter action from January through March, overlapping with Spotted Seatrout from February through April, while Spanish Mackerel push through in March and April and again from September through November. Common Snook peak from April through July, Gray Snapper from May through July, and Tarpon hold from March through August before Red Drum take over in September and October. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, fiddler crabs, or sand fleas works the mixed structure along the ledge for Sheepshead and Gray Snapper, and bottom bouncing bucktail jigs in the deeper sections targets Seatrout. Along the exposed edge, casting small spoons and jigs draws strikes from Spanish Mackerel, and live bait fishing with threadfin herring, pinfish, or mullet produces Snook and Tarpon.

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