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Old Navy Cove

30.36°N · 87.19°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
67
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
14 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
1.5 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
97% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 67 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Falling ▼. Current -1.2kn Ebb. Wind 14kn ESE G20. Sea 1.5 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 75.7°.

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 openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper 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
Sand
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

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About Old Navy Cove

Old Navy Cove is a protected inner bay in Pensacola, Florida, with a sand bottom that runs 10 to 25 feet deep. Red drum peak here in September and October, sheepshead take over from January through March, gray snapper hold from May through August, and Spanish mackerel run from April through October, with common snook also on the target list. Inshore casting with jigheads with paddletails, gold spoons, and soft plastic jerkbaits covers the sand bottom for red drum, while popping cork fishing with live shrimp offers a slower presentation. Bottom fishing in the deeper end of the cove draws sheepshead on fiddler crabs and sand fleas and gray snapper on live shrimp and live pinfish. Spanish mackerel respond to trolling small spoons and straw rigs or to casting metal jigs and gotcha plugs through the open water.

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