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Foote Family Reef - D (CO0085)

Artificial reef Collier County, Florida, Gulf side. 500 Tons of Secondary Use Concrete.

Latitude26° 1.205' N
Longitude82° 6.586' W
Decimal26.02008, -82.10976
Depth53 ft
Relief10 ft
MaterialCulverts, Slabs, and Pilings (155)
Weight503 tons
DeployedMarch 2, 2015
WaterFederal

What bites on Foote Family Reef - D

Structure in 53 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 Foote Family Reef - D

In 53 ft, pay out about 285 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 399 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 Foote Family Reef - D 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 Foote Family Reef - D

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 (33 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Foote Family Modules 2015 CO011350 ydNW53 ft
Foote Family Reef - A CO0081114 ydNE53 ft
Foote Family Reef - Turtle Reef CO0119142 ydE54 ft
Foote Family Reef - B CO0082159 ydN53 ft
Foote Family Reef - E CO00860.1 miE55 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.