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Veterans Reef

28.05°N · 83.01°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
85
Good
Tide
0.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft @ 3 s NE
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 85 Good. Tide 0.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 4kn NNW G4. Sea 1 ft @ 3 s NE Easy. Air 74.1°.

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
King Mackerel Rules not loaded yet · Check FWC ↗Gray Snapper Retention openGag Grouper ClosedRed Grouper Retention openGreater Amberjack Closed
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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 Veterans Reef

Veterans Reef is an artificial reef in federal Gulf waters west of St. Petersburg, Florida, where placed structure holds both bottom fish and pelagic predators. King Mackerel run the area in two windows, March through May and August through October. Slow trolling live threadfin herring, scaled sardines, or blue runners over the reef draws strikes. Red Snapper peak from May through July, Gray Snapper from May through August, and Greater Amberjack in March and April. Bottom fishing with cut bait or live pinfish targets the snapper, while live blue runners dropped to the structure draw amberjack. Red Grouper and Gag Grouper take over from October through December, when bottom fishing with live pinfish, frozen sardines, or squid tight to the reef produces the most consistent action.

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