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Pinellas II Reef

27.88°N · 83.19°W

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Best score for the day · 2 PM
86/100
GOOD

Now 82 · 1 PM EDT

BEST WINDOW
12 PM-7 PM
Tide flooding
FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · Red Snapper openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 16" · Reef fish gear requirements apply

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
0.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft @ 3 s N
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
66% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 82 Good. Tide 0.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 5kn E G11. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s N Easy. Air 75.7°.

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
Red Grouper Retention openGray Snapper Retention openGreater Amberjack ClosedGag Grouper ClosedKing Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗
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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 Pinellas II Reef

Pinellas II Reef is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters west of St. Petersburg, Florida, where placed structure holds both bottom-dwelling reef fish and roaming pelagics. Red Snapper peak from May through July and Gray Snapper from May through August, and bottom fishing with cut bait, live pinfish, live shrimp, or frozen sardines works the base of the structure for both. Gag Grouper and Red Grouper move onto the reef from October through December and respond to live pinfish, live grunts, and whole or cut squid fished tight to the bottom, with bucktail jigs and metal jigs as a jigging alternative. Greater Amberjack peak in March and April and take live blue runners and live threadfin herring dropped over the reef, while vertical jigging with butterfly jigs and knife jigs also draws strikes. King Mackerel pass through from March through May and again from August through October, and slow trolling live threadfin herring or live scaled sardines along the edges of the structure targets them.

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