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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Tampa Bay RegionSheepshead · Open

Palmetto Point

27.56°N · 82.57°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
76
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
7 kn
ESE · gusty
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
82°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 76 Good. Tide 0.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 7kn ESE G16. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 81.7°.

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 openSpanish Mackerel Retention openCommon Snook Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention openGray Snapper 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
15-45 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

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About Palmetto Point

Palmetto Point is a sand-bottom drop-off in the Tampa Bay region near Sarasota, Florida, where the bottom falls from 15 to 45 feet in moderately exposed water. Common Snook peak here from May through July, Gray Snapper from June through August, and Red Drum from September through October, while Spanish Mackerel run in two windows, March through May and September through November, and Sheepshead round out the lineup. Snook anglers work the edge of the drop with live pilchards, live pinfish, or live threadfin herring, and switch to paddletail swimbaits or bucktail jigs to cover more of the slope. Gray Snapper respond to bottom fishing along the deeper sand with live shrimp, cut sardines, or squid, and chumming with frozen chum blocks holds them near the boat. Spanish Mackerel push over the shallower lip of the drop, where casting small spoons and jigs or trolling plugs draws strikes from fast-moving schools.

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