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McKay Point

27.52°N · 82.62°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

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 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 openSpotted Seatrout 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

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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 McKay Point

McKay Point is an exposed drop-off on Florida's Gulf coast near Sarasota, within the Tampa Bay Region of state waters, where mixed bottom falls away along an outer edge. Common Snook peak here from May through July, Gray Snapper from June through August, and Red Drum in September and October, with Sheepshead also among the regular targets. Spanish Mackerel move through in two windows, March through May and again September through November, and anglers take them by casting small spoons, jigs, and plugs along the edge. Snook respond to live bait fishing with live pilchards, pinfish, or threadfin herring worked along the break. Gray Snapper hold tight to the mixed bottom and fall to bottom fishing with live shrimp, cut sardines, or squid.

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