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Clam Pass 3 Mile - Pile (CO0050)

Artificial reef Collier County, Florida, Gulf side. 1,800 Concrete Railroad Ties, 8'X12"X10".

Latitude26° 13.573' N
Longitude81° 52.074' W
Decimal26.22622, -81.86790
Depth26 ft
Relief11 ft
MaterialRailroad Ties (1800)
Weight592 tons
DeployedJune 1, 2001
WaterState

What bites on Clam Pass 3 Mile - Pile

Structure in 26 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Sheepshead, Mangrove snapper, Gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, Flounder. 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 Clam Pass 3 Mile - Pile

In 26 ft, pay out about 150 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 210 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 Clam Pass 3 Mile - Pile 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 Clam Pass 3 Mile - Pile

Naples fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Fort Myers and Sanibel fishing report (20 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Clam Pass 3 Mile -01 CO00464 ydS25 ft
Clam Pass 3 Mile - 03 CO00490.1 miW25 ft
Clam Pass 3 Mile -02 CO00470.2 miS25 ft
Clam Pass 3 Mile -C & D CO00660.2 miSW0 ft
Dr Pass 4.5 Mile Site-#09-1 CO00774.3 miSSW30 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.