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Conception Key Hump

27.61°N · 82.67°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
78
Good
Tide
-0.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
ESE · gusty
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 78 Good. Tide -0.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 6kn ESE G15. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 76.3°.

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 openSpotted Seatrout Retention openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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
~3 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
45-85 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

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About Conception Key Hump

Conception Key Hump is a rock pinnacle off St. Petersburg in the Florida Gulf State Waters of the Tampa Bay Region, rising from exposed outer water with depths running 45 to 85 feet. Gray Snapper hold tight to the rock and peak from May through August, while Sheepshead take over the structure from January through March. Spanish Mackerel pass through in spring and fall, peaking March through May and again September through October, and Red Drum show in August and September, with Common Snook from April through June and Spotted Seatrout in March–April and October–November rounding out the species list. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, live pilchards, or knocker rigs works the snapper along the pinnacle's flanks, and live fiddler crabs or sand fleas dropped to the rock target Sheepshead. When mackerel crowd the surface over the hump, anglers cast small spoons and metal jigs or troll small trolling spoons and diving plugs across the high spot.

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