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Charles Fennell Gonzalez IV Snorkel Reef

30.33°N · 87.14°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
67
Fair
Tide
0.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
14 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
97% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 67 Fair. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 14kn ESE G20. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 75.7°.

Why this score

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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
Gag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper 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

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Charles Fennell Gonzalez IV Snorkel Reef

Charles Fennell Gonzalez IV Snorkel Reef is an artificial reef off Pensacola, Florida, within the Panhandle Region of Florida's Gulf state waters. Spanish Mackerel and King Mackerel both peak from April through October, Cobia run March through June, and Gray Snapper peak from May through August. Gag Grouper take over from October through December, and Sheepshead hold on the structure from January through March. Gray Snapper and Sheepshead respond to bottom fishing tight to the reef, with live shrimp and cut bait for snapper and fiddler crabs or sand fleas for sheepshead. Around the reef's edges, anglers troll small spoons and straw rigs for Spanish Mackerel and sight cast bucktail jigs or live eels to cruising Cobia.

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