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North County Reef (Center)

28.00°N · 83.01°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
0.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft @ 3 s NE
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 84 Good. Tide 0.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 4kn N G7. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s NE Easy. Air 74.1°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

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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
Gag Grouper ClosedKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Red 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 North County Reef (Center)

North County Reef (Center) is an artificial reef in Federal Gulf Waters off St. Petersburg, Florida, where placed structure concentrates bottom fish and pelagics on otherwise open seafloor. Gag Grouper and Red Grouper peak here from October through December, Red Snapper from May through July, and Gray Snapper from May through August. Bottom fishing is the dominant approach for grouper and snapper. Live pinfish and frozen sardines take both grouper species and Red Snapper, while live shrimp and live pilchards draw Gray Snapper tight to the structure. Greater Amberjack peak in March and April and respond to live blue runners or live grunts fished over the reef, as well as vertical jigging with butterfly jigs. King Mackerel move through in two windows, March through May and August through October, when slow trolling live threadfin herring or live blue runners around the reef produces strikes.

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