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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota Bay RegionSheepshead · Open

3 Mile South Reef

27.44°N · 82.75°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
77
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
77°
Warm
Weather
Clear
14% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 77 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 7kn E G15. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 77.0°.

Why this score

Current
0.2 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Sheepshead
Retention open
Daily limit
8 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 12"
Gear
Legal: hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. Illegal: multiple hooks with live or dead natural bait; snatching.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum 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 relevant here).
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: Sarasota Bay Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Sheepshead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Sheepshead
~2 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About 3 Mile South Reef

3 Mile South Reef is an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico off Sarasota, Florida, within the Florida Gulf State Waters of the Sarasota Bay Region. The site sits at 27.4432, -82.7477, a fixed position that anglers reach by boat from the Sarasota shoreline. As a man-made structure on an otherwise open Gulf bottom, the reef concentrates bait and gives fish cover and a reason to hold in one place. No target species or seasonal windows are on file for this spot yet, so local reports and recent catches offer the best picture of what is biting. Depth is also not recorded here, so a quick sounder check on arrival shows how the structure sits beneath the boat.

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