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St. Petersburg Bay Reef

27.79°N · 82.60°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 openSpanish Mackerel Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention openGray Snapper Retention openRed Drum 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
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About St. Petersburg Bay Reef

St. Petersburg Bay Reef is an artificial reef in the Tampa Bay waters off St. Petersburg, Florida, where placed structure draws baitfish and the predators that follow them. Sheepshead lead the calendar from January through March, Spotted Seatrout peak in March–April and again in October–November, and Spanish Mackerel run strongest from March through May and again in September–October. Common Snook peak from April through June, Gray Snapper hold on the structure from May through August, and Red Drum reach their peak in August and September. Bottom fishing tight to the reef with live shrimp or live fiddler crabs targets Sheepshead, while Gray Snapper respond to live pilchards or cut bait on knocker rigs, with a chumming program of frozen chum blocks and cut sardines pulling them up off the structure. Above the reef, casting small spoons and metal jigs connects with Spanish Mackerel, and live scaled sardines and live pinfish drifted near the edges draw Common Snook.

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