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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota Bay RegionSheepshead · Open

Snake Island

27.11°N · 82.47°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
77
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
84°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
80% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 77 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 11kn E G15. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 84.4°.

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
Gray Snapper Retention openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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
10-40 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Snake Island

Snake Island is a sand-bottom drop-off in the Sarasota Bay region of Florida's Gulf state waters, where an exposed outer edge falls from 10 to 40 feet of water. Common Snook peak here from May through July, Gray Snapper from June through August, and Red Drum move through in strength during September and October. Spanish Mackerel run the area twice a year, from March to May and again from September to November, while Sheepshead round out the resident mix. Live bait fishing with live pilchards, live pinfish, or live shrimp worked along the edge of the drop-off produces snook, and bottom fishing with live shrimp, cut sardines, or squid targets the snapper holding in the deeper sand. When mackerel push across the open water, casting small spoons, jigs, and plugs covers the edge efficiently.

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