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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota Bay RegionSheepshead · Open

M-4 Reef

27.25°N · 82.72°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
8 kn
E · gusty
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
78°
Warm
Weather
Clear
9% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 8kn E G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 77.5°.

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
King Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openGag Grouper ClosedCobia 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

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SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About M-4 Reef

M-4 Reef is an artificial reef in Florida's Gulf state waters off the Sarasota coast, within the Sarasota Bay Region. The site sits at 27.2527, -82.7198, west of the Sarasota shoreline in open Gulf water. As placed structure, the reef adds vertical relief and hard substrate to the surrounding seafloor, giving fish a fixed point to hold around. Recorded depth and target species data for the spot are not yet on file, so anglers rely on electronics and local observation to read the structure. Its exact coordinates make M-4 Reef a straightforward waypoint for boaters running out of Sarasota.

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