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Donald Roeher-Lido Key Reef

27.30°N · 82.59°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
12 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
84°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
26% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 12kn E G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 83.8°.

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
Gag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota 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
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Donald Roeher-Lido Key Reef

Donald Roeher-Lido Key Reef is an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico off Lido Key, west of Sarasota, Florida, within the Sarasota Bay Region of Florida's Gulf state waters. The reef sits at 27.3036, -82.5924, placing it within reach of anglers running out from the Sarasota area. As man-made structure on an otherwise open Gulf bottom, it concentrates baitfish and the predators that follow them, giving the surrounding water a defined focal point. Anglers working the site position over the reef material itself, where the relief breaks up current and holds fish close to the structure. Species records and depth details for this reef are not yet on file, so local catch reports and current conditions provide the best guide to what the structure is holding on a given trip.

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