St. Petersburg Fishing Report
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Slow day around St. Petersburg on October 31, 2026. Gray Snapper, peak window 10 AM to 4 PM, 6 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 45 of 45 spots around St. Petersburg today.
Conditions
- Water
- 74°F
- Wind
- 8 kt from the E
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- Gray SnapperPeak window 10 AM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Clearwater C Reef
bottom fishing (live shrimp, live pilchards, cut bait)
- Red GrouperPeak window 10 AM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Rube Allyn Reef
bottom fishing (whole or cut squid, cut bait, live pinfish)
- Red SnapperPeak window 10 AM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Rube Allyn Reef
bottom fishing (cut bait, live pinfish, frozen sardines)
- SheepsheadPeak window 10 AM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Clearwater C Reef
bottom fishing (live fiddler crabs, live shrimp, sand fleas)
- Spanish MackerelPeak window 10 AM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Clearwater C Reef
casting (small spoons, metal jigs, bucktail jigs)
- Common SnookPeak window 3 PM to 4 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Port Manatee Reef
live bait fishing (live scaled sardines, live pinfish, live threadfin herring)
- Red DrumPeak window 3 PM to 4 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Port Manatee Reef
live bait fishing (live shrimp, live pilchards, cut mullet)
- Spotted SeatroutPeak window 3 PM to 4 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Port Manatee Reef
drifting grass flats (soft plastic jerkbaits, soft plastic paddle tails on jigheads, live shrimp under popping corks)
- King MackerelPeak window 2 PM to 4 PM2 fishable hours
Leading spot: Clearwater C Reef
slow trolling live bait (live threadfin herring, live scaled sardines, live blue runners)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for St. Petersburg. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Red Drum · good
- Spotted Seatrout · good
- Spanish Mackerel · peak
- Gag Grouper · excellent
- King Mackerel · peak
- Cobia · peak
- Greater Amberjack · good
- Red Grouper · excellent
Tides
Read from Mullet Key Channel (Skyway). St. Petersburg has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide2:49 AM · 2.3 ft
- low tide11:37 AM · -0.2 ft
What you can keep in St. Petersburg today
- Common SnookKeep1 a day · min 28"Open at all 26 spots we cover
- Red DrumKeep1 a day · min 18"Open at all 26 spots we cover
- Spotted SeatroutKeep3 a day · min 15"Open at all 22 spots we cover
- Gray SnapperKeep5 a day · min 12"Open at all 43 spots we cover
- Spanish MackerelKeep15 a day · min 12"Open at all 38 spots we cover
- SheepsheadKeep8 a day · min 12"Open at all 38 spots we cover
- King MackerelKeep3 a day · min 24"Open at all 13 spots we cover
- CobiaKeep1 a day · min 36"Open at all 13 spots we cover
- Red GrouperKeep2 a day · min 20"Open at all 6 spots we cover
- Red SnapperKeep2 a day · min 16"Open at all 6 spots we cover
- Gag GrouperClosedShut at all 19 spots we cover
- Greater AmberjackClosedShut at all 6 spots we cover
Rules differ between management regions and change in season. Check FWC for the management region you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about St. Petersburg
›What is the St. Petersburg fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around St. Petersburg on October 31, 2026. Gray Snapper, peak window 10 AM to 4 PM, 6 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around St. Petersburg today?
Gray Snapper, Red Grouper, Red Snapper, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel, Common Snook, Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout and King Mackerel have a forecast window or fishable hours around St. Petersburg on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in St. Petersburg today?
The daylight water reading for St. Petersburg on October 31, 2026 is 74°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in St. Petersburg today?
The daylight mean wind around St. Petersburg on October 31, 2026 is 8 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around St. Petersburg in October?
On the season curves for St. Petersburg, Red Drum (good), Spotted Seatrout (good), Spanish Mackerel (peak), Gag Grouper (excellent), King Mackerel (peak), Cobia (peak), Greater Amberjack (good) and Red Grouper (excellent) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.