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Shore spot · BeachFlorida Gulf State Waters: Sarasota Bay RegionSheepshead · Open

South Lido Park

27.30°N · 82.56°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
12 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
84°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
26% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 12kn E G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 83.8°.

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
Red Drum Retention openCommon Snook 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 at the end of Benjamin Franklin Drive on Lido Key, with a short walk to the Big Pass shoreline. Fish the outgoing tide along the pass edge.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Wading and casting live shrimp or jigs along the pass

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About South Lido Park

South Lido Park is a public beach at the southern tip of Lido Key in Sarasota, where the Gulf shoreline wraps toward Big Sarasota Pass. Sheepshead run here from December through March, Common Snook peak from May through July, Red Drum arrive in September and October, and Spotted Seatrout fish best in March, April, and October. Snook anglers along the beach rely on live bait fishing with live pilchards and live shrimp, and they cast paddletail swimbaits and soft plastic jerkbaits to cover more water. Red Drum respond to sight casting with gold spoons or live pilchards, and bottom fishing with cut mullet or blue crabs reaches fish holding along the sand. Through the cooler months, Sheepshead anglers bottom fish with fiddler crabs, sand fleas, and live shrimp.

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