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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Panhandle RegionSheepshead · Open

Town Point

30.37°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
Gray Snapper Retention openRed Drum Retention openCommon Snook Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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
2-14 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Town Point

Town Point is a sand-bottom drop-off near Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle, where exposed shallows fall away across a depth range of 0 to 15 feet. Red Drum peak in September and October and hold along the edge of the drop, where inshore casting with jigheads with paddletails, gold spoons, or topwater plugs covers the transition from shallow sand to deeper water. Sheepshead take over from January through March, and bottom fishing with fiddler crabs, sand fleas, or live shrimp works best tight to the slope. Gray Snapper fill the May through August window and respond to bottom fishing with live shrimp, live pinfish, or cut bait. Spanish Mackerel run from April through October across the open, exposed water, where trolling small spoons or casting metal jigs and gotcha plugs intercepts feeding fish, and Common Snook also appear on the target list.

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