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Bayou Grande

30.37°N · 87.29°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
68
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
14 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 68 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Falling ▼. Current -1.2kn Ebb. Wind 14kn ESE G20. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 75.9°.

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
Red Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openCommon Snook Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Panhandle Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Sheepshead is best at this spot

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

DEPTH
8-25 ft
Mud
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

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About Bayou Grande

Bayou Grande is a protected inner bay off Pensacola, Florida, with soft mud bottom and depths running from 10 to 25 feet. Red Drum peak here from September through October, and anglers work them with inshore casting using gold spoons, jigheads with paddletails, and soft plastic jerkbaits across the mud flats and deeper edges. Sheepshead take over from January through March, when bottom fishing with fiddler crabs, live shrimp, and sand fleas produces steady bites in the sheltered water. Gray Snapper peak from May through August and respond to bottom fishing with live shrimp, live pinfish, and cut bait, while Spanish Mackerel run from April through October and fall to casting with metal jigs, gotcha plugs, and small spoons. Common Snook also hold in the bayou, rounding out a species mix that keeps the water productive across the seasons.

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