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Williams Pier

27.74°N · 82.71°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
78
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
8 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
83°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 78 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 8kn ESE G15. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 82.9°.

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
Red Drum Retention openGray Snapper Retention openCommon Snook Retention openSpanish 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
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
The pier is at the Gulfport waterfront off Beach Boulevard, with metered parking nearby and a short walk out. It is a free public pier on Boca Ciega Bay.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Live shrimp on a bottom rig

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About Williams Pier

Williams Pier is a fishing pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, set within the Tampa Bay region of Florida's Gulf state waters. Sheepshead lead the calendar from January through March, Spanish Mackerel peak from March through May and again in September and October, and Common Snook peak from April through June. Gray Snapper peak from May through August, and Red Drum peak in August and September. Bottom fishing with live fiddler crabs, sand fleas, or live shrimp targets Sheepshead along the pier structure, while Gray Snapper respond to live shrimp and knocker rigs fished on the bottom. Casting small spoons and metal jigs works for passing Spanish Mackerel, and live bait fishing with live scaled sardines or live pinfish draws Common Snook.

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