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Eleven Tampa Bay sections are ready with real NOAA depth contours, FWC fish-survey rosters, confidence-tagged fishing spots, seasonal forage guidance and verified public access.
Built for bay scale
One bay-wide page would mix distinct passes, channels, grass-flat systems, access networks and fish-sampling zones. These pages use official SWFWMD segment boundaries plus Bunces Pass, Pass A Grille Channel, Passage Key Inlet and Mullet Key Bayou exact NOAA named-water boundaries, then publish a child only when its shoreline and NOAA bathymetry pass the coastal quality gates.
Quality-assured and searchable
51,686-acre northwestern Tampa Bay section with NOAA assessed survey contours, 2024 seagrass and oyster habitat, charted wrecks and artificial reefs.
24,331-acre eastern Tampa Bay section with NOAA assessed survey contours, port and channel structure, charted wrecks, seagrass and oyster habitat.
70,132-acre middle-bay section with NOAA survey contours, charted reefs and wrecks, and mapped 2024 seagrass and oyster habitat.
58,980-acre outer Tampa Bay section with NOAA survey contours across passes, channels, reefs, wrecks and seagrass edges.
22,339-acre Pinellas County bay with NOAA survey contours, protected grass flats, oyster habitat, charted wrecks and artificial reefs.
3,946-acre shallow Manatee County bay with NOAA survey contours, 2024 seagrass and oyster edges, and charted wreck structure.
6,241-acre lower Manatee River estuary with NOAA assessed survey contours, mapped seagrass and oyster habitat, charted wrecks and reef structure.
629-acre Bunces Pass fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (99.46% measured, 100% assessed), source-traceable coastal structure, exact-polygon FWC fish occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access.
280-acre Pass A Grille Channel fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (99.93% measured, 100% assessed), source-traceable coastal structure, exact-polygon FWC fish occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access.
764-acre Passage Key Inlet fishing map with fully measured NOAA BlueTopo survey contours, measured channel, shoal and terrain spots, seven Lower Tampa Bay fish profiles, three forage calendars, two connected public ramps, refuge no-entry guidance and current Florida rules.
880-acre Mullet Key Bayou fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo shallow-water contours (99.91% measured, 99.99% assessed), exact 2,900-record FWC fish and forage, measured piles, oyster and grass spots, two Fort De Soto launches, three forage calendars and current Florida rules.
Source-backed, not crowd-guessed
Not published prematurely
These named sections remain in the data pipeline, but they are not in search, the public lake manifest or the sitemap until the stated depth-quality issue is resolved.
Tampa Bay map questions
Tampa Bay is too large and environmentally varied for one useful fishing page. DepthScout follows official SWFWMD segments plus exact NOAA named-water footprints for Bunces Pass and Pass A Grille Channel so each page can keep its own survey coverage, fish-survey zone, access points, habitat and fishing spots.
Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, Lower Tampa Bay, Bunces Pass, Pass A Grille Channel, Passage Key Inlet, Mullet Key Bayou, Boca Ciega Bay, Terra Ceia Bay and the Manatee River Estuary pass the current boundary, shoreline, survey-depth and evidence release gates.
Depth comes from NOAA BlueTopo and related NOAA survey surfaces. Unassessed NBS generalization is excluded, and fishing recommendations require directly measured bathymetry. Species occurrence comes from Florida FWC's 2023 report and exact FIM clips, including the retained zero-target Passage Key Inlet event; spot structure uses source-traceable NOAA chart features, measured survey terrain and SWFWMD habitat.