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Bradenton Memorial Pier

27.46°N · 82.70°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
39% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 11kn E G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 83.1°.

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: 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
Common Snook Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openRed Drum 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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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Park in downtown Bradenton at the foot of Old Main Street and walk out onto the pier over the Manatee River.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Bottom fishing with shrimp near pilings

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About Bradenton Memorial Pier

Bradenton Memorial Pier is a public fishing pier in the Sarasota Bay region of Florida's Gulf state waters, where pilings and surrounding structure hold a steady rotation of inshore species through the year. Sheepshead peak from December through March and hug the pilings, where bottom fishing with fiddler crabs, sand fleas, live shrimp, or oysters targets them tight to the structure. Common Snook take over from May through July and respond to live pilchards, live pinfish, and live threadfin herring, while Gray Snapper peak from June through August and hold near the bottom for live shrimp and cut sardines. Spanish Mackerel run in two windows, March through May and September through November, and anglers cast small spoons, jigs, and plugs to intercept them. Red Drum peak in September and October, when bottom fishing with cut mullet, cut ladyfish, or blue crabs rounds out the fall season on the pier.

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