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Indian Shores Reef

27.86°N · 83.03°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
0.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
0 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft @ 3 s N
Air temp
75°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
55% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 84 Good. Tide 0.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 0kn N G8. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s N Easy. Air 75.0°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Red Snapper
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 16"
Gear
Reef fish gear requirements apply
Annual quota
Not published
Other
2026 fall season, Fri-Sun only. 2 per person within snapper aggregate; charter captain and crew zero. Private vessels only in federal waters.
Season
Oct 30 to Nov 1
Other species here
King Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Gag Grouper ClosedRed Grouper Retention openGray Snapper Retention openGreater Amberjack Closed
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Source: FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · synced today

Seasonality

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When Red Snapper is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Indian Shores Reef

Indian Shores Reef is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters west of St. Petersburg, Florida, where placed structure on the bottom holds both reef fish and pelagics. Red Snapper peak from May through July, and Gray Snapper run strongest from May through August, with bottom fishing the dominant approach for both, using cut bait, live pinfish, and frozen sardines for Red Snapper and live shrimp, live pilchards, and knocker rigs for Gray Snapper. Gag Grouper and Red Grouper peak from October through December and respond to bottom fishing with live pinfish, frozen sardines, and cut bait, while jigging with bucktail jigs and metal jigs works the reef structure for both grouper species. Greater Amberjack peak in March and April and take live blue runners, live pinfish, and live threadfin herring, with vertical jigging using butterfly jigs and knife jigs as a supporting method. King Mackerel move through from March to May and again from August to October, and anglers slow troll live threadfin herring, live scaled sardines, and live blue runners around the reef.

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