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Shore spot · JettyFlorida Gulf State Waters: Tampa Bay RegionSheepshead · Open

Pass-a-Grille Jetty

27.69°N · 82.74°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
8 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
82°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 8kn ESE G14. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 82.0°.

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
Common Snook Retention openGray Snapper Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Jetty
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Use metered beach parking along Gulf Way at the south end of Pass-a-Grille and walk out on the rock groin. Fish it on a moving tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Fiddler crabs or shrimp fished tight to the rocks

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About Pass-a-Grille Jetty

Pass-a-Grille Jetty is a rock jetty at the southern end of St. Petersburg's Gulf beaches, within the Tampa Bay region of Florida's Gulf state waters. Sheepshead dominate the rocks from January through March, and anglers work bottom-fishing rigs baited with live fiddler crabs, sand fleas, or oysters tight against the structure. Spanish Mackerel move through in two windows, March to May and again in September and October, and anglers cast small spoons and metal jigs to reach them. Common Snook peak from April through June, Gray Snapper hold along the jetty from May through August, and both respond to live shrimp and live pilchards or live scaled sardines fished near the rocks. Red Drum round out the calendar in August and September, when live bait fishing with live shrimp or cut mullet works the base of the jetty.

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