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Palma Sola Causeway

27.47°N · 82.65°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
0.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
32% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 0.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 11kn E G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 82.9°.

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 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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Beach
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Free parking along the Manatee Avenue causeway, right beside the water. Wade the grass flats on the moving tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Wading the flats with soft plastic jigs

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Florida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota Bay Region
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Top: SheepsheadSHOULDER SEASON
Sheepshead 84 · Gray Snapper 84 · Spanish Mackerel 84
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H 4:07 AM · 0.8 m
L 1:32 PM · -0.0 m
1 Mile Reef
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Top: Gray SnapperSHOULDER SEASON
Gray Snapper 83 · Sheepshead 83 · Spanish Mackerel 83
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H 3:16 AM · 0.7 m
L — · 0.0 m
Walker Reef
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83
Top: SheepsheadSHOULDER SEASON
Sheepshead 83 · Gray Snapper 83 · Spotted Seatrout 83
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11 kt E
H 2:34 AM · 0.7 m
L — · 0.0 m
Hart Family Reef (#2)
Florida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota Bay Region
81
Top: Red DrumPEAK SEASON
Red Drum 81 · Sheepshead 81 · Spanish Mackerel 81
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11 kt E
H 2:34 AM · 0.7 m
L — · 0.0 m

About Palma Sola Causeway

Palma Sola Causeway is a beach-lined stretch of shoreline in the Sarasota Bay region of Florida's Gulf state waters, giving anglers direct wade and bank access to the bay. Sheepshead lead the winter action from December through March, and anglers target them with bottom fishing using live shrimp, fiddler crabs, sand fleas, or oysters. Common Snook take over from May through July, when live bait fishing with live pilchards, live pinfish, or live threadfin herring draws strikes along the sandy edges. Red Drum peak in September and October and reward sight casting with gold spoons or soft plastic jerkbaits to fish cruising the shallows. Spotted Seatrout run strongest in March, April, and October, and a popping cork rigged with live shrimp works the nearby water effectively.

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