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Redfish Point

30.46°N · 87.37°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
74
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
11 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
78°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 74 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Falling ▼. Current -1.2kn Ebb. Wind 11kn ESE G17. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 77.9°.

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 openCommon Snook 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

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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

DEPTH
262-656 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Redfish Point

Redfish Point is an exposed rock drop-off in the Florida Gulf State Waters off Pensacola, where the bottom falls away across depths of 260 to 655 feet. Red Drum peak here in September and October, Sheepshead in January through March, Gray Snapper from May through August, and Spanish Mackerel across a long run from April into October, with Common Snook also among the resident targets. The rocky ledge holds Gray Snapper and Sheepshead close to structure, and bottom fishing with live shrimp, cut bait, or fiddler crabs puts baits directly on the rock where these fish feed. Red Drum respond to bottom fishing with cut mullet or cut menhaden along the edge of the drop. Over the open water above the point, trolling small spoons and straw rigs covers ground for roaming schools of Spanish Mackerel.

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