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Warsaw Reef (BA0047)

Artificial reef Bay County, Florida, Gulf side. Spilt And Bundled Tires, 4 of 9 Loads-Also-4/28,7/13,& 8/3/1983.

Latitude30° 3.310' N
Longitude85° 48.800' W
Decimal30.05516, -85.81333
Depth85 ft
Relief3 ft
MaterialTires
DeployedApril 21, 1983
WaterState

What bites on Warsaw Reef

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 Warsaw Reef

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 Warsaw 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 Warsaw Reef

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: Destin fishing report (48 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Highway 79 Bridge BA00990.7 miW75 ft
The Black Bart BA01000.7 miWNW79 ft
Highway 79 Bridge BA00980.7 miNW75 ft
Hovercraft-Llcat BA01181.1 miN74 ft
Warsaw Site BA00811.1 miN75 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.