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BoatFlorida Gulf State Waters: Tampa Bay RegionSheepshead · Open

3 Mile North Bridge Reef

27.50°N · 82.78°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
77
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
8 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
77°
Warm
Weather
Clear
20% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 77 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 8kn ENE G15. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 76.8°.

Why this score

Current
0.2 kn light
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
King Mackerel Retention openGag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention open
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Source: FWC · Florida Gulf State Waters: Tampa Bay Region · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Sheepshead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Sheepshead
~3 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About 3 Mile North Bridge Reef

3 Mile North Bridge Reef is an artificial reef in the Florida Gulf State Waters of the Tampa Bay Region, located off St. Petersburg. The structure draws pelagic species in spring and fall, with Spanish Mackerel peaking March through May and again in September and October, King Mackerel running March through May and August through October, and Cobia showing March through April and September through October. Bottom species round out the calendar, as Sheepshead peak January through March, Gray Snapper hold on the reef from May through August, and Gag Grouper move in from October through December. Bottom fishing is the dominant approach for the reef dwellers, using live fiddler crabs and sand fleas for Sheepshead, live shrimp and knocker rigs for Gray Snapper, and live pinfish or live grunts for Gag Grouper. Over the top of the structure, anglers cast small spoons and metal jigs to Spanish Mackerel and slow troll live threadfin herring or live blue runners for King Mackerel.

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