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- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout72
- King mackerel70
- Red drum70
- Florida pompano68
- Spanish mackerel68
- Red grouper67
- Gray triggerfish66
- Common snook64
- Gray snapper62
- Black drum60
- Sheepshead57
- Atlantic croaker35
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Crevalle jack35
- Permit35
- Gag grouper20
- Greater amberjack20
- Red snapper20
- Southern flounder20
Best score today · 6 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 205 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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
Friday, Nov 6 · 10 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 3 kt NWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.1 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
67Closed season · capped at 20Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Red snapper(private recreational)
Closed- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Aug 1, 2026 to Jan 4, 2027
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Retention open from Nov 7
- Other
- Closed between the 2026 open days. The fall season is daily September 1 through October 4, then weekends and holidays only through January 4, 2027. The 2027 season has not been announced.
From FWC Recreational Regulations: Snappers, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (10 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 (1 per day)
- Greater amberjack Closed (No retention)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (1 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open
- 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pendola Point
- Depth
- 4-50 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · drop-off
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed snapper
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 Pendola Point
Pendola Point is a cape in Tampa Bay waters, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 4-50 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, king mackerel and red drum. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, Florida pompano and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for king mackerel, red grouper, gray triggerfish and common snook. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and in October. Red drum peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Sparkman Channel77
Channel · 2.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 77
- Red drum 76
- Common snook 70
8 kt ENEH 10:19 PM · 2.3 ftL 3:22 AM · 1.3 ft
- Seaplane Basin76
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 76
- Red drum 74
- Florida pompano 72
8 kt ENEH 10:47 PM · 2.0 ftL 3:30 AM · 1.7 ft
- East Bay75
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spanish mackerel 73
- Spotted seatrout 70
8 kt ENEH 10:22 PM · 2.2 ftL 3:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- Black Point73
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 73
- Red drum 71
- Florida pompano 69
8 kt ENEH 10:02 PM · 2.1 ftL 3:16 AM · 1.5 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.