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Tampa Bay Hump

27.79°N · 82.55°W

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
0.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
1 kn
N · gusty
Sea state
Easy
1 ft chop
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
65% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 0.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.3kn Ebb. Wind 1kn N G13. Sea 1 ft chop Easy. Air 75.7°.

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
Spanish Mackerel Retention openCommon Snook Retention openRed Drum Retention openGray Snapper 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

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
40-80 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

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About Tampa Bay Hump

Tampa Bay Hump is a rocky pinnacle off Tampa, Florida, rising from 40 to 80 feet of water in an exposed outer section of the Tampa Bay region. Gray snapper hold on the rock from May through August, and sheepshead work the same structure from January through March. Red drum peak from August to October, common snook from April to June, and spotted seatrout in March–April and again in October–November. Spanish mackerel peak from March through May and September through October, and casting silver spoons and small jigs over the hump targets them. Bottom fishing with live shrimp, live pinfish, or fiddler crabs covers the rock for snapper and sheepshead, while chumming with live scaled sardines draws gray snapper up off the pinnacle.

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