Pine Island Sound: spot guide
The grass flats between Pine Island and the barrier islands. Reds and snook on the flats, tarpon in summer. The pin is the Pineland tide gauge. Pine Island Sound is an inshore spot in the Southwest Gulf region, one of the 33 built-in spots Anglrithm scores every day.
The spot
- Nearest inlet
- Redfish Pass, 6.8 nm in a straight line
The stations behind it
- Models
- Seven forecast models, with no Gulf station grading them yet.
- Wind and water
- Fort Myers (FMRF1) and Venice (VENF1), NOAA NDBC, first one reporting
- Tide
- Pineland (CO-OPS 8725528)
- Marine forecast
- NWS zone GMZ836, from the Tampa Bay office
Every number on the live spot page names its station and its age.
Within 2 nm
No wreck or reef in the structure file lies within 2 nm.
Counts only, from the FWC, county and NOAA records. The positions are on the chart in the app; this page lists none.
Today at this spot
The live page scores Pine Island Sound hour by hour from wind, seas, current, tide and water temperature for the fish above. Open Pine Island Sound in the app; today's score at any spot is free with an account.
Display only, not for navigation. Every figure here names its source; check the NWS marine forecast and the posted rules before you leave the dock.