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

St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck

27.77°N · 82.62°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
ESE · gusty
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
81°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.5kn Ebb. Wind 4kn ESE G13. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 81.3°.

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 openRed Drum Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper 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
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
The fishing deck is at the end of the St. Pete Pier downtown. Use the paid pier lot or street parking, then walk or ride the tram out. No license is needed on the pier.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Live shrimp under a float

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About St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck

The St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck is a public fishing pier on the St. Petersburg waterfront, set within the Tampa Bay region of Florida's Gulf state waters. Sheepshead peak from January through March, Spanish mackerel run March through May and again September through October, common snook peak April through June, gray snapper peak May through August, and red drum peak August through September. Bottom fishing around the pier structure produces sheepshead on live fiddler crabs, sand fleas, and live shrimp, while gray snapper respond to live shrimp, live pilchards, and knocker rigs fished tight to the same structure. Spanish mackerel draw anglers casting small spoons, metal jigs, and bucktail jigs from the deck during their spring and fall windows. Live bait fishing drives the snook and red drum action, with live scaled sardines and live pinfish for snook and live shrimp, live pilchards, and cut mullet for reds.

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