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Cockroach Channel Hump

27.69°N · 82.56°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
87% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.0kn Slack. Wind 6kn ESE G14. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 82.6°.

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
Gray Snapper Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention openCommon Snook 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
~4 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
45-85 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

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About Cockroach Channel Hump

Cockroach Channel Hump is a rock pinnacle rising from 45 to 85 feet of water on the outer, exposed edge of the Tampa Bay region off St. Petersburg, Florida. Gray Snapper hold tight to the rock from May through August, while Sheepshead stack on the structure from January through March. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, live pilchards, or knocker rigs takes snapper along the pinnacle's flanks, and live fiddler crabs, sand fleas, and oysters fished on the bottom draw sheepshead to the rock. Spanish Mackerel push through in March–May and September–October and respond to small spoons, metal jigs, and live bait chumming with live scaled sardines. Red Drum in August–September, Common Snook in April–June, and Spotted Seatrout in March–April and October–November round out the roster, with live pilchards and live shrimp producing across all three.

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