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Tampa Bay, FL

Bay spanning Hillsborough/Pinellas/Manatee counties, Florida. Florida's largest open-water estuary (400 sq mi). Inshore grand slam: snook, redfish, spotted seatrout. Plus tarpon, sharks, cobia.

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Overall bite score

Scored 23 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled23
Pressure trendNOAArising58
Tide phaseNOAA100
SolunarComputedmoon 51% lit79
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA100
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

7 tracked species in Tampa Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Red Drum (Redfish)abundant
Snookabundant
Spotted Seatroutabundant
Black Drumcommon
Mangrove Snappercommon
Sheepsheadcommon
Tarponseasonal

Water facts

TypeBay
CountyHillsborough/Pinellas/Manatee
StateFlorida
WaterSaltwater, tidal
NOAA station8726520

E.G. Simmons Park (Ruskin), Maximo Park (St. Petersburg), Picnic Island Park (Tampa), Fort De Soto Park.

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