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Sarasota Sportsman Reef

27.04°N · 82.65°W

Best score for the day · 2 PM
83/100
GOOD

Now 79 · 1 PM EDT

BEST WINDOW
1 PM-6 PM
Tide flooding
FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · Gray Snapper openRegulations ↗10 per day · min 12" · Reef fish gear requirements apply

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
ENE · gusty
Sea state
Easy
1 ft @ 3 s E
Air temp
78°
Warm
Weather
Clear
11% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -0.5kn Ebb. Wind 5kn ENE G14. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s E Easy. Air 77.9°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Gray Snapper
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 12"
Gear
Reef fish gear requirements apply
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Federal: 12" TL min; 10 per person within the 10 snapper aggregate bag limit.
Other species here
Gag Grouper ClosedKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Red Snapper Retention openRed Grouper Retention openGreater Amberjack Closed
Always check with FWC ↗

Source: FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Gray Snapper is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Gray Snapper
~1 more week in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

About Sarasota Sportsman Reef

Sarasota Sportsman Reef is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters off Sarasota, Florida, at coordinates 27.0428, -82.6468. The site is placed man-made structure on the Gulf floor, which gives fish hard relief where the surrounding bottom offers little. No target species or seasonal peaks are on file for this reef yet, so the page focuses on the spot's location and habitat type. Depth at the site is not recorded, and anglers heading out should check current charts before running offshore from the Sarasota coast. Because the reef sits in federal rather than state waters, it falls under the Gulf's federal fishery jurisdiction.

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