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Beville Point

27.56°N · 82.59°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
76
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
7 kn
ESE · gusty
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
82°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 76 Good. Tide 0.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 7kn ESE G16. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 81.7°.

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 with live or dead natural bait; snatching prohibited.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Minimum 12 inches total length. Vessel limit 50 per trip during March and April. State regulations extend into federal waters. Open year-round.
Other species here
Common Snook Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention openGray Snapper Retention openRed Drum Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Tampa 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
260-660 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Beville Point

Beville Point is a sand-bottomed drop-off on the outer, exposed edge of the Tampa Bay region near Sarasota, where the bottom falls away sharply from the surrounding flats. Common Snook peak here from May through July, and Gray Snapper hold along the ledge from June through August, with Sheepshead rounding out the bottom-oriented species. Red Drum move through in strongest numbers in September and October, while Spanish Mackerel run the edge in two windows, March through May and again September through November. Anglers work the drop-off with live bait fishing for snook using live pilchards, live pinfish, or live shrimp, and they target snapper with bottom fishing over the sand using live shrimp, cut sardines, or squid. When mackerel push in, casting small spoons and jigs along the edge covers water quickly, and chumming with live pilchards draws both mackerel and snapper up off the bottom.

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