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Candi Daniel Memorial Reef (BA0294)

Artificial reef Bay County, Florida, Gulf side. 1 Florida Limestone Module.

Latitude29° 43.695' N
Longitude85° 28.275' W
Decimal29.72824, -85.47125
Depth58 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialReefmaker Florida Limestone (1)
Weight3 tons
DeployedMarch 31, 2014
WaterState

What bites on Candi Daniel Memorial Reef

Structure in 58 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Red snapper, Gag grouper, Red grouper, Mangrove snapper, Triggerfish, Amberjack. What is actually biting changes with the season, water temperature and tide — the day's plan for this reef has the bite window and what to target that day.

Anchoring on Candi Daniel Memorial Reef

In 58 ft, pay out about 310 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 434 ft at 7:1 when it's blowing. Drop the anchor up-drift of the structure by about the same distance and fall back onto it. Before you drop, kill the engine for 60 seconds and watch your GPS track — that's your real drift, and it beats any forecast.

Fishing Candi Daniel Memorial Reef this week?Get the plan for it: GO / NO-GO for your boat, the bite window on the tide, rigs, bait and the rotation list of nearby reefs.
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Today's fishing report near Candi Daniel Memorial Reef

Apalachicola fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Panama City Beach fishing report (35 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
MB-135 BA02560.3 miSW60 ft
Scallop Cove BA06150.3 miSSW58 ft
Air Force Tower BA04450.3 miSW70 ft
Kay Thomas Memorial Reef BA05220.5 miS58 ft
MB-134 BA02550.5 miWSW65 ft

Before you go

Size limits, bag limits and seasons change — check the current Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rules for the day you fish. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.