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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota Bay RegionSheepshead · Open

MOTE Reef

27.33°N · 82.56°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
84°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
37% 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 84.0°.

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 openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openSpotted Seatrout 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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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About MOTE Reef

MOTE Reef is an artificial reef in Florida Gulf state waters off Sarasota, part of the Sarasota Bay Region fishery. The site sits at 27.3297, -82.5638, which places it within reach of anglers heading out from the Sarasota coastline. As man-made structure on the Gulf floor, the reef concentrates bottom relief in an area otherwise defined by open sand and shell. That hard structure gives anglers a fixed, mappable target, and the posted coordinates make it straightforward to locate on a chartplotter.

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