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Bishop Point

27.52°N · 82.63°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
74
Fair
Tide
0.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
10 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
55% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 74 Fair. Tide 0.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 10kn ESE G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 83.5°.

Why this score

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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
Spotted Seatrout Retention openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Tampa Bay Region · synced today

Seasonality

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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
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Bishop Point

Bishop Point is an outer-exposed drop-off in the Tampa Bay Region of Florida's Gulf state waters off Sarasota, where mixed bottom falls away across a depth range of 260 to 660 feet. Common Snook peak here from May through July, Gray Snapper from June through August, and Red Drum in September and October, while Sheepshead also hold along the structure. Spanish Mackerel move through in two windows, March through May and September through November. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, live pilchards, cut sardines, or squid along the edge of the drop-off targets Gray Snapper, and chumming with frozen chum blocks draws them up off the mixed bottom. Snook respond to live bait fishing with live pinfish or live threadfin herring, and casting small spoons and jigs works for passing Spanish Mackerel.

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