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Manbirtee Key

27.64°N · 82.57°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
78
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
82°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 78 Good. Tide 0.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.0kn Slack. Wind 7kn ESE G15. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 82.0°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

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
Common Snook Retention openRed Drum 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
3-12 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Inner Protected

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About Manbirtee Key

Manbirtee Key is a protected sand flat in the Tampa Bay region near St. Petersburg, with water running 5 to 10 feet deep across its inner, sheltered bottom. Spotted seatrout peak here in March through April and again in October through November, when drifting the flat with soft plastic paddle tails on jigheads or live shrimp under popping corks covers the most ground. Common snook move through from April into June, and live bait fishing with scaled sardines, pinfish, or threadfin herring draws strikes along the sandy edges. Red drum peak in August and September, holding on the flat for live shrimp, live pilchards, or cut mullet, while calm, clear days open up sight fishing with weedless spoons and soft plastic jerkbaits. Sheepshead take over from January through March, and bottom fishing with live fiddler crabs, sand fleas, or live shrimp targets them through the cooler months.

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