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Tarpon Springs Reef

28.14°N · 82.93°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 5kn NNW G13. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 73.6°.

Why this score

Current
0.4 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
Gag Grouper ClosedCobia Retention openGray Snapper Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openKing 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

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
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STRUCTURE
Artificial Reef

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About Tarpon Springs Reef

Tarpon Springs Reef is an artificial reef in the Gulf state waters of the Tampa Bay region, fished out of St. Petersburg, Florida. Spanish mackerel and king mackerel move across the structure in spring and fall, with Spanish peaking March through May and again in September and October, and kings running March through May and August through October. Cobia show during the same shoulder seasons, peaking March and April and again in September and October. Sheepshead hold tight to the reef from January through March, gray snapper take over from May through August, and gag grouper peak from October through December. Bottom fishing with live fiddler crabs and live shrimp works the structure for sheepshead and snapper, while slow trolling live threadfin herring or live scaled sardines along the reef edges targets passing king mackerel.

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