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Tug Ocean Wind Reef

30.18°N · 87.17°W

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
59
Fair
Tide
0.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
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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 59 Fair. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 17kn ESE G20. Sea 2 ft @ 5 s SE Choppy. Air 74.5°.

Why this score

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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
Gag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper 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
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SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Tug Ocean Wind Reef

Tug Ocean Wind Reef is an artificial reef in the Florida Gulf State Waters off Pensacola, part of the Panhandle Region's network of placed structure. Sheepshead hold tight to the reef from January through March, and Gag Grouper peak from October through December. Cobia move through from March to June, while King Mackerel and Spanish Mackerel both run from April through October. Gray Snapper peak from May through August. Bottom fishing with fiddler crabs, live shrimp, or sand fleas works the structure for Sheepshead, and live pinfish or live cigar minnows dropped to the reef target Gag Grouper and Gray Snapper. Above the reef, slow trolling live cigar minnows or live menhaden draws King Mackerel, and trolling small spoons and straw rigs covers the water for Spanish Mackerel.

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