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Buena Vista Point

30.17°N · 85.70°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
9 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
80°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.6ft Falling ▼. Current -1.6kn Ebb. Wind 9kn ESE G14. Sea 1 ft @ 5 s SE Easy. Air 79.9°.

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 gear: hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. Illegal: multiple hooks used with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum size 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 (not applicable to this area).
Other species here
Common Snook Retention openGray Snapper Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Panhandle Region · synced today

Seasonality

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When Sheepshead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Sheepshead
~6 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-60 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Buena Vista Point

Buena Vista Point is an exposed sand-bottom drop-off near Panama City, Florida, where the seafloor falls from 15 to 60 feet along the outer edge of the Panhandle's Gulf state waters. Red Drum peak from August through October and respond to inshore casting with soft plastic jerkbaits, jigheads with paddle tails, and gold spoons worked along the ledge. Sheepshead take over from January through March, holding tight to the drop where bottom fishing with fiddler crabs, sand fleas, and live shrimp draws steady bites. Gray Snapper run from May through August, and anglers target them on the deeper section of the slope with live pinfish, live shrimp, and cut sardines fished on the bottom. Spanish Mackerel stay active from March through October over the open water above the drop, and trolling small spoons or casting metal jigs and gotcha plugs intercepts them, while Common Snook round out the species mix at the point.

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