Lemon Bay & Charlotte Harbor
Placida Marina Cam
Live fuel-dock cameras at Gasparilla Marina in Placida.
Fuel Dock Cams · Gasparilla Marina · Placida
Right now at Placida · Gasparilla Sound
- Air temp
- 72°F
- Wind
- N 6 mph
- Sky
- mostly sunny
- Next tide
- High 11:13 PM
Today runs 68–85°F with a 0% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:42 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Placida · Gasparilla Sound
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Placida, species by species.
Best bet: Snook.
- Snook83Prime
79°F water is right in the snook range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Where to look
Mangrove edges, bridges and passes. They want moving water.
Best snook spots today →Best tides for snook → - Spotted seatrout82Prime
79°F water is a little warm for trout; the bite starts to ease.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today →Winter trout and the cold-front bite → - Redfish81Prime
79°F water is right in the redfish range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Tarpon73Good
79°F water is right in the tarpon range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Better Wed: 87
Where to look
Passes, channels and beaches. They travel with the tide.
Best tarpon spots today →When tarpon season runs → - Spanish mackerel73Good
79°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Better Wed: 92
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today → - Sheepshead70Good
79°F water is warm for sheepshead. Fish early, late and where current moves.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water; the snook range is from published research.
About Placida
Placida is the mainland jumping-off point for Boca Grande and Gasparilla Sound, and Gasparilla Marina is the biggest thing in it — a full-service marina on the Coral Creek side with the fuel dock in constant use through tarpon season. The view here is working waterfront rather than beach: boats coming and going, the state of the water in the basin, and the light. For anyone launching to fish Boca Grande Pass, this is the last honest look at conditions before committing.
What this camera is good for
- Marina and boat-ramp activity
- Whether it is calm enough to run the pass
- Fuel dock queues in tarpon season
- Weather moving in over the mainland
Full conditions for Placida · Gasparilla Sound
Common questions
- Is the Placida camera live?
- Yes. It is the operator's own YouTube live stream, and this page always plays whichever stream is running right now. If they are between streams, you will see a link to their channel instead.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Placida · Gasparilla Sound today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Placida · Gasparilla Sound are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Placida, Gasparilla Sound. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.