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Lee Woodham Memorial Site (BA0222)

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

Latitude29° 45.872' N
Longitude85° 36.689' W
Decimal29.76453, -85.61148
Depth85 ft
Relief12 ft
MaterialReefmaker Florida Limestone (1)
Weight3 tons
DeployedFebruary 22, 2007
WaterFederal

What bites on Lee Woodham Memorial Site

Structure in 85 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 Lee Woodham Memorial Site

In 85 ft, pay out about 445 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 623 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 Lee Woodham Memorial Site 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 Lee Woodham Memorial Site

Panama City Beach fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Apalachicola fishing report (38 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Kyle Barron Memorial BA04490.2 miW92 ft
Jon Dodrill's Reef BA03050.2 miE87 ft
MB 29 BA02800.2 miS87 ft
OAR BBSWC Barge BA02250.3 miN89 ft
MB 153 BA02970.3 miNW91 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, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.