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Best score today · 6 PM · Sheepshead
- Now
- 465 AM EST
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.9 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Tuesday, Nov 10 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 3 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Sheepshead
Species seasonality
57Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
Sheepshead
Retention open- Daily limit
- 8 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- State rules extend into federal waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Hook and line, cast net, seine, spear or gig. No multiple hooks with natural bait. No snatching. Open year-round. A 50-fish vessel limit applies in March and April.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Sheepshead, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (3 per day)
- Bonefish Catch & release (No retention)
- Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
- Crevalle jack Retention open
- Florida pompano Retention open (6 per day)
- Gag grouper Closed (No retention)
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (10 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (5 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined))
- Red snapper Check regulations
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Sheepshead is best here
Shoulder season for Sheepshead · 12 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Stranahan River
- Depth
- 10-25 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSheepshead
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Stranahan River
Stranahan River is a channel in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Depth is 10-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, gray snapper and king mackerel. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, bonefish and common snook, and shoulder season for gray snapper, red grouper, greater amberjack and Spanish mackerel. Crevalle jack peak from April through May and from September through November. Gray snapper peak from May through August. King mackerel peak from November through March.
Tackle & technique
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Hillsboro Bay73
Bay · 11 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 73
- Red drum 72
- Crevalle jack 67
0 kt WNWL 8:13 AM · 0.6 ftH 2:34 PM · 3.0 ft
- New River Sound63
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 63
- King mackerel 60
- Gray snapper 58
3 kt NEL 8:43 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:45 PM · 3.0 ft
- Whiskey Creek61
Channel · 2.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- Gray snapper 56
- King mackerel 53
3 kt NEL 8:41 AM · 0.6 ftH 2:54 PM · 2.7 ft
- Mooney Point57
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- King mackerel 55
- Gray snapper 53
3 kt NEL 8:43 AM · 0.7 ftH 2:45 PM · 3.0 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with FWC before you keep a fish.