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Pendola Point

27.90°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 openGray Snapper Retention openRed Drum Retention openSpotted Seatrout Retention openCommon Snook 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
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Pendola Point

Pendola Point is a sand-bottom drop-off on the Tampa shoreline of Tampa Bay, where the bottom falls away from the surrounding shallows. Sheepshead lead the calendar from January through March, Spanish Mackerel run March through May and again in September and October, and Gray Snapper peak from May through August. Spotted Seatrout move through in March–April and October–November, Common Snook peak April through June, and Red Drum fill the late-summer window from August through October. Along the edge of the drop, bottom fishing with live shrimp or fiddler crabs targets Sheepshead, while live pinfish and live scaled sardines on the bottom draw Gray Snapper. When Spanish Mackerel push bait over the break, anglers cast silver spoons and gotcha plugs to the feeding fish.

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