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Gray snapperRetention openSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Common snook55
- Atlantic tarpon52
- Red drum52
- Gray snapper51
- Atlantic croaker50
- Permit48
- Gag grouper46
- Southern flounder46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Black drum43
- Crevalle jack43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red grouper43
- Red snapper42
- Greater amberjack40
- King mackerel40
- Florida pompano39
- Cobia36
- Spotted seatrout36
- Sheepshead32
Best score today · 8 PM · Gray snapper
- Now
- 514 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
38Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.6 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 2 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 88°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.6 ftSeason & habitat · Gray snapper
Species seasonality
69Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Gulf state waters (Escambia through Collier counties)
Gray snapper
Retention open- Daily limit
- 5 per day (10 snapper combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 10 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Open year-round in Gulf and Atlantic state waters. Special rules apply in Biscayne National Park. Counts toward the 10-snapper aggregate per person per day. Reef fish gear rules apply. Land with head and fins intact. Federal waters have a 12-inch minimum and a 10-fish bag.
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 Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf grouper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day)
- Greater amberjack 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 Retention open (2 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Gray snapper is best here
Peak season for Gray snapper · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sarasota Point
- Depth
- 4-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonGray 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 Sarasota Point
Sarasota Point is a cape in Tampa Bay waters, Florida. Depth is 4-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are common snook, Atlantic tarpon and red drum. It is peak season now for common snook, red drum, gray snapper and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, permit, gag grouper and southern flounder. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from May through July. Red drum peak from September through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Common snook
- Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
- Atlantic tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Roberts Bay65
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Common snook 65
- Gray snapper 63
2 kt SL 5:39 PM · 0.4 ftH 12:09 AM · 1.7 ft
- Big Sarasota Pass63
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 63
- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Atlantic croaker 59
2 kt SL 4:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 11:01 PM · 1.7 ft
- South Coconut Bayou59
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 59
- Atlantic croaker 55
- Common snook 55
2 kt SL 4:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 11:01 PM · 1.7 ft
- Coconut Bayou59
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 59
- Atlantic croaker 55
- Southern flounder 55
2 kt SL 4:24 PM · 0.3 ftH 11:01 PM · 1.7 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.