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Sherman Cove

30.33°N · 87.32°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
69
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
12 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2 ft @ 5 s SE
Air temp
77°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 69 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Falling ▼. Current -1.2kn Ebb. Wind 12kn ESE G19. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 76.6°.

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

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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
8-25 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

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About Sherman Cove

Sherman Cove is a protected inner bay pocket off Pensacola Bay in the Florida Panhandle, with a sand bottom running from 10 to 25 feet deep. Red Drum peak in September and October, when inshore casting with gold spoons, paddletail jigheads, and topwater plugs covers the sandy flats and edges. Sheepshead take over from January through March, and anglers bottom fish fiddler crabs, sand fleas, and live shrimp. Gray Snapper peak from May through August and respond to live shrimp, live pinfish, and cut bait fished on the bottom. Spanish Mackerel run from April through October, and anglers target them by casting metal jigs, gotcha plugs, and small spoons, while Common Snook round out the species mix in the cove.

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