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Cypress Point Park

27.95°N · 82.55°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
88°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
45% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 0.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.0kn Slack. Wind 9kn E G14. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 88.0°.

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
Common Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpotted Seatrout 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

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Beach
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
City park off Cypress Point Dr near the Westshore district, with a lot near the sand. Wade the grass flats of Old Tampa Bay, best on a moving tide. Open sunrise to sunset.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Wade fishing with soft plastic jigs

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About Cypress Point Park

Cypress Point Park is a sandy beach shoreline on the Tampa Bay waterfront in Tampa, Florida, offering wade and shore access to the shallow waters of the Tampa Bay region. Spotted seatrout peak in March–April and again in October–November, when drifting grass flats with soft plastic jerkbaits, paddle tail soft plastics on jigheads, or topwater plugs covers the most water. Red drum peak from August through October and respond to live bait fishing with live shrimp, live pilchards, pinfish, or cut ladyfish. Common snook move through from April to June, and live pilchards or live pinfish free-lined along the beach draw strikes from fish cruising the shallows. Sheepshead take over from January through March, and bottom fishing with fiddler crabs or live shrimp targets them through the cooler months.

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