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Joseph Meek Reef

30.27°N · 87.16°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
61
Fair
Tide
0.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 61 Fair. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 17kn ESE G21. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 74.1°.

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
King Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openGag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Joseph Meek Reef

Joseph Meek Reef is an artificial reef in the Florida Gulf State Waters off Pensacola, part of the Panhandle Region's network of placed structure. Gag Grouper hold tight to the reef and peak from October through December, when bottom fishing with live pinfish or live cigar minnows draws them out of the structure. Spring brings Cobia from March through June, and anglers sight cast bucktail jigs or live eels to fish cruising near the reef. Gray Snapper peak from May through August and respond to bottom fishing with live shrimp or cut bait, while Sheepshead take over from January through March on fiddler crabs and sand fleas worked close to the structure. Spanish Mackerel and King Mackerel both run April through October, with trolling small spoons for Spanish and slow trolling live cigar minnows or live menhaden for kings around the reef's edges.

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