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Hookers Point

27.93°N · 82.43°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
76
Good
Tide
0.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
86°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
41% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 76 Good. Tide 0.2ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 11kn E G16. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 85.6°.

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
Spanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper Retention openRed Drum Retention openCommon Snook Retention openSpotted Seatrout 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

DEPTH
15-45 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

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About Hookers Point

Hookers Point is a sand-bottom drop-off in the Tampa Bay region, where the bottom falls from 15 to 45 feet along a mid-exposure edge. Sheepshead peak from January through March, while Spotted Seatrout run strongest in March–April and again in October–November. Spanish Mackerel push through from March to May and return in September–October. Common Snook peak April through June, Gray Snapper hold from May through August, and Red Drum close out the summer in August–September. Bottom fishing the deeper edge with live shrimp, live fiddler crabs, or knocker rigs targets Sheepshead and Gray Snapper, and casting small spoons or metal jigs along the shallower lip intercepts passing Spanish Mackerel.

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