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Cape · Florida

Pendola Point

27.90°N · 82.43°W · Cape · Tampa Bay waters

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Best score today · 8 PM · Greater amberjack

73/100Great
Now
203 PM EST
Best window
6-11 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing0.6 ft ▼

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Thu · 77

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 3 PM · now

Time3PNOW
Score20Poor
Tide0.6 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.2 kn · toward S
Wind7 kn ESEgusts 19 · steady
Sea stateCalm0.4 ft · 2 s
Air temp78°Warm
WeatherOvercast85% chance of rain
Water76°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)

IN EFFECT NOW

Greater amberjack

Closed
Daily limit
No retention
Possession
Not published
Size
Not published
Season
Oct 14, 2026 to Aug 31, 2027
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Executive Order 26-25 closes Gulf state waters from October 14, 2026 through August 31, 2027. The order itself says it expires November 1, 2026, so check with FWC for the status after that date.

From FWC Executive Order 26-25: Gulf greater amberjack closure, 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)
  • 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))
  • Red snapper Closed (No retention)
  • 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)
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Source: FWC · synced yesterday

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Greater amberjack is best here

Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 3 more weeks at shoulder

Greater amberjack season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 3 more weeks at shoulder.
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Spot profile

Pendola Point

Depth
4-50 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · drop-off
Season
Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack

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 king mackerel, red grouper and Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout, red drum and Florida pompano, and shoulder season for king mackerel, red grouper, common snook and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and in October. Red grouper peak from April through July. Spanish mackerel peak from April through May and from October through November.

Tackle & technique

Greater amberjack
Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
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.
Red grouper
Red grouper live on low limestone ledges and potholed live bottom across the West Florida Shelf, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Drift to find hard bottom, then anchor and fish live pinfish, grunts or squid on the bottom with stout conventional tackle. Reel hard right after the bite, because they dive into holes, and use a descending device on fish released from deep water.

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    • Spanish mackerel 71
    • Spotted seatrout 70
    • Common snook 69

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  • East Bay

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    71
    Top: Spanish mackerelPeak season
    • Spanish mackerel 71
    • Red drum 68
    • Common snook 66

    7 kt ESEL 4:11 PM · 0.6 ftH 10:44 PM · 2.4 ft

  • Sparkman Channel

    Channel · 2.3 mi

    69
    Top: Common snookShoulder season
    • Common snook 69
    • Spotted seatrout 69
    • Red drum 68

    7 kt ESEL 4:08 PM · 0.5 ftH 10:41 PM · 2.4 ft

  • Black Point

    Cape · 0.5 mi

    66
    Top: Spanish mackerelPeak season
    • Spanish mackerel 66
    • Spotted seatrout 65
    • Common snook 64

    7 kt ESEL 4:10 PM · 0.6 ftH 10:35 PM · 2.3 ft

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