Shore Spearfishing Tampa/St. Pete area

pontiac214:

Ok I have been searching every where for any info as to where to spearfish in the Tampa/St.Pete area. I recently just got a speargun and new B/C and I am itching to use it. The only prob is me and my buddy have no boat so we try to find shore dives to do.I have herd of people spearing near the bridges around here but was wondering if anyone knows what bridge and how to get to it. Even if we have to swim 200 yards or so its not to bad. Im really looking for sheepshead.Or even if anybody knows of ledges or reefs we can swim out to anything at all.
Thanks for the info.

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You May NOT Spearfish (excluding bowhunting and gigging):

-- Effective July 1, 2001, Spearfishing of marine and freshwater species in freshwater is prohibited. Possesion of a spear gun in or on freshwater is also prohibited.

-- Within 100 yards of a public swimming beach, any commercial or public fishing pier, or any part of a bridge from which public fishing is allowed.
-- Within 100 feet of any part of a jetty that is above the surface of the sea--except for the last 500 yards of a jetty that extends more than 1,500 yards from the shoreline.

-- In Collier County and in Monroe County from Long Key north to the Dade County line.

-- For any fish for which spearing is expressly prohibited by law.

-- In any body of water under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks. (Possession of spearfishing equipment is prohibited in these areas, unless it is unloaded and properly stored.) Fishermen who catch and/or sell fish harvested by spearing are subject to the same rules and limitations that other fishermen in the state are required to follow.

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