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Bruce Beach Pier

30.40°N · 87.23°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
69
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
13 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
1.5 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 69 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Falling ▼. Current -1.2kn Ebb. Wind 13kn ESE G19. Sea 1.5 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 76.1°.

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
Gray Snapper Retention openRed Drum Retention openCommon Snook Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
The pier is at the city's Bruce Beach Park on the downtown bayfront, open 8am to 8pm. Park on site and walk out on the pier.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Live shrimp under a popping cork

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About Bruce Beach Pier

Bruce Beach Pier is a public fishing pier on the downtown Pensacola waterfront, set within the Panhandle Region of Florida's Gulf state waters. Sheepshead lead the winter season from January through March, when bottom fishing with fiddler crabs, live shrimp, sand fleas, or oysters works the pier's structure. Spotted seatrout peak March through May and again in October and November, and live shrimp under a popping cork is a natural fit from the rail. Spanish mackerel run April through October and gray snapper peak May through August, with mackerel taking metal jigs, gotcha plugs, and small spoons and snapper taking live shrimp or cut bait fished on the bottom. Red drum close out the year with a September–October peak on live finger mullet, cut mullet, or gold spoons, and common snook round out the pier's species list.

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