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Madeira Reef

27.77°N · 82.91°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
75°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 81 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 4kn ESE G12. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 75.4°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
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
Gag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openKing Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper 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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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Madeira Reef

Madeira Reef is an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico off St. Petersburg, Florida, within the Tampa Bay region's state waters. Sheepshead lead the winter action from January through March, followed by cobia in March–April and again in September–October. King mackerel and Spanish mackerel run the reef in spring and again from late summer into fall. Gray snapper peak from May through August, and gag grouper take over from October through December. Bottom fishing with live shrimp or live fiddler crabs works for sheepshead and snapper tight to the structure, while slow trolling live threadfin herring or scaled sardines around the reef's edges draws strikes from king mackerel.

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