A-1 Reef
27.35°N · 82.60°W
Species
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Why this score
Current regulations
In effect nowWhat you can keep at this spot today
- 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).
Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota Bay Region · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen Sheepshead is best at this spot
SPOT PROFILE
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About A-1 Reef
A-1 Reef is an artificial reef in the Florida Gulf State Waters of the Sarasota Bay Region, positioned at 27.3510, -82.5979 off Sarasota, Florida. As placed structure on the Gulf floor, it gives fish hard relief and cover in an area where open bottom dominates. The reef's location within state waters puts it within reach of anglers running out from the Sarasota shoreline. No depth reading or target species is on file for this site yet, so local reports and on-the-water observation remain the best guide to what holds here through the seasons. The listed coordinates mark the reef's position for anglers planning a run to the structure.
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