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Safety Harbor Pier

27.99°N · 82.68°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
-0.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
7 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
85°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
72% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 81 Good. Tide -0.1ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 7kn E G12. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 85.3°.

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
Common Snook Retention openSpanish Mackerel Retention openGray Snapper 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
At the Safety Harbor waterfront park at the foot of Main Street, with free parking next to the pier on Old Tampa Bay.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Fiddler crabs or shrimp fished tight to the pilings

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About Safety Harbor Pier

Safety Harbor Pier is a public fishing pier that extends from the shoreline into the upper reaches of Tampa Bay, giving anglers access to the bay's inshore species without a boat. Sheepshead lead the winter season from January through March, when bottom fishing with fiddler crabs, live shrimp, oysters, or sand fleas tight to the pilings produces steady action. Spotted Seatrout peak in March–April and again in October–November, and Spanish Mackerel run during March–May and September–October, when casting silver spoons, small jigs, or gotcha plugs intercepts fast-moving schools. Common Snook arrive in force from April through June, followed by Gray Snapper from May through August, and both respond to live bait such as live pilchards, live pinfish, and live shrimp worked around the pier structure. Red Drum close out the year with a peak from August through October, when live bait fishing with live shrimp, pilchards, or cut ladyfish connects with fish moving along the pier.

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