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Gooseneck Pass Hump

27.72°N · 82.54°W

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
0.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
8 kn
E · gusty
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
75°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 0.4ft Falling ▼. Current -1.2kn Ebb. Wind 8kn E G17. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 75.0°.

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 openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpotted Seatrout 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
~4 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
24-37 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

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About Gooseneck Pass Hump

Gooseneck Pass Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising from 25 to 35 feet of water off St. Petersburg, Florida, in the exposed outer reaches of the Tampa Bay region. Gray Snapper hold tight to the rock from May through August, while Sheepshead stack on the hump from January through March and Red Drum move through in August and September. Common Snook peak from April through June, and Spanish Mackerel push across the structure in two runs, March through May and again September through October, with Spotted Seatrout showing in March and April and returning in October and November. Bottom fishing with live shrimp or knocker rigs puts baits directly on the pinnacle for snapper, and live fiddler crabs or sand fleas dropped to the rock target Sheepshead. When mackerel are up in the water column, casting small spoons and metal jigs over the hump covers the open water above the structure.

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