Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Thermal window
—
In peak season for this water.
Florida SE: typically 18–27 in, 1/person, 2/vessel. Harvest banned in federal waters. Keys backcountry, not oceanside. Boca Harbor yes.
Florida · Boca Grande / Charlotte Harbor
The pass. Migratory tarpon stack in Boca Grande Pass in spring. Charlotte Harbor and Gasparilla hold snook and reds. NOAA 8725577 is the pass clock (predictions). Water temp is Fort Myers 8725520 — there is no live well at the inlet.
Forecast
low confidence
Morning line
Boca Grande 7.7 on Saturday, November 28. 7 mph E. Clear. YOLO day is Tuesday, August 25. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From E · gust 8
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
84% lit
Waning gibbous
mid range · 84%
Water
No gauge
Water
—
Today’s range 1.5 ft
high slack
0.64 ft modeled
Clock
NOAA 8725577
Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.
Monthly YOLO day
Tuesday, August 25 · 9.0
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast — and it is a copper day. waxing gibbous · mid · tide range ~1.3 ft · wind to 9 mph · Clouds · 11%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Gasparilla Sound
grass flat · public structure · mid
Harbor grass inside the pass. Reds and snook. Do not invent a hole — this is the sound.
Boca Grande Pass
pass jetty · public structure · deep
The pass. NOAA 8725577 is the clock. Spring tarpon stack here. Current is the whole fishery — not a wade, not a skinny skiff.
Cayo Costa / Boca Grande side
sand dropoff · public structure · mid
State park shoreline south of the pass. Beach and bar. Park rules, not a private cut.
FL - Pine Island Sound via Matlacha
grass flat · saved map · skinny
Iconic sound flats: reds, snook, tarpon lanes. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH
Outgoing water
10.0Sat 9:00 AM → Sat 3:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
9.7Sat 3:00 PM → Sat 10:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
8.7Sat 9:00 PM → Sun 4:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
10.0Sun 3:00 AM → Sun 10:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
10.0Sun 9:00 AM → Sun 4:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
County and state ramps near this water. FKNMS no-take is Keys-only, on the legal list.
Placida / Gasparilla public ramps
Charlotte County
Harbor side of the Boca desk. The Pass is a run south from here.
Official sourceCayo Costa State Park
Florida State Parks
Barrier island south of Boca Grande Pass. Boat or ferry. Park rules.
Official sourceNo-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.
No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.
Redfish
Sciaenops ocellatus
Thermal window
—
In peak season for this water.
Florida SE: typically 18–27 in, 1/person, 2/vessel. Harvest banned in federal waters. Keys backcountry, not oceanside. Boca Harbor yes.
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Thermal window
—
Present, not peak.
Region matters. SE/Atlantic (Jupiter, Biscayne): typically 28–32 in, 1/day, closed Dec 15–Jan 31 and June 1–Aug 31. Charlotte Harbor / Southwest (Boca Grande): typically 28–33 in, closed Dec 1–end of Feb and May 1–Sep 30. Snook permit required. Verify FWC.
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
—
Off-season here.
Florida: catch-and-release. Fish over 40 in must stay in the water. One harvest tag/year only for a potential IGFA record.
Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Thermal window
—
Off-season here.
Florida: typically 10 in, inside the snapper aggregate. Verify FWC.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
—
Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak.
Generally unregulated. Ciguatera risk rises with size. Do not keep a big one for the table.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
—
Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here.
Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.
Regs citedFWC saltwater recreational · current FWC regional rules · rolls in 7 days. Snook closures are regional. Boca Grande is not Jupiter. Verify FWC before you keep one.
Next two weeks
Δ1.1ft
t-storm