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Black Point

27.91°N · 82.43°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
88°
Warm
Weather
Clear
23% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.0kn Slack. Wind 10kn E G14. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 87.8°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
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
Spanish Mackerel Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention openGray Snapper Retention openCommon Snook 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
~4 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Black Point

Black Point is a drop-off along the Tampa shoreline of the Tampa Bay region, where an exposed edge of mixed bottom falls away into deeper water. Gray Snapper hold along this structure from May through August, and Sheepshead take over the same edge from January through March. Spotted Seatrout move through in March–April and again in October–November, Common Snook peak from April to June, Red Drum arrive in force from August through October, and Spanish Mackerel run in March–May and September–October. Bottom fishing with live shrimp or fiddler crabs works the mixed bottom along the drop for snapper and sheepshead, while chumming with live scaled sardines pulls snapper and Spanish Mackerel up off the edge. Snook and redfish respond to live pilchards and pinfish worked along the break, and Spanish Mackerel hit silver spoons and gotcha plugs cast into feeding schools over the deeper water.

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