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Egmont Channel Hump

27.60°N · 82.83°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
78
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.5 ft chop
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
49% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 78 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 7kn ENE G15. Sea 1.5 ft chop Easy. Air 75.7°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
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
Red Drum Retention openGray Snapper Retention openCommon Snook Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
25-45 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

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About Egmont Channel Hump

Egmont Channel Hump is a rock pinnacle rising from 25 to 45 feet of water on the outer, exposed edge of the Tampa Bay region off Sarasota, Florida. Common Snook hold around the structure with a peak from May through July, while Gray Snapper peak from June through August and Red Drum move through in September and October. Spanish Mackerel run the area in two windows, March through May and again from September through November, and Sheepshead round out the species list on the rock. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, live pilchards, cut sardines, or squid works the hard bottom for Gray Snapper, and chumming with live pilchards or frozen chum blocks draws fish up off the pinnacle. Snook respond to live bait fishing with live pinfish or threadfin herring, while Spanish Mackerel fall to small spoons and jigs cast over the hump.

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